The first few times you create a new course, it's a challenge to remember all of the steps required. The Course Setup Checklist exists to help you remember to cover all your bases before the course goes live.
A course originally starts in an unpublished state allowing instructors to set up your course and ready the content while concealing it from students. Instructors, designers, and admins can add students, teachers, and TAs to the course. As soon as you’re ready then you can publish your course and make it available to the students.
The Course Setup Checklist appears as a grey pop-up pane at the bottom of your screen when you first create a new course. The checklist reminds you to: