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-# courses
+# Ideas collection for Courses
 
-This repository is a collection of ideas for courses.
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+This repository is a collection of ideas for courses.
+
+## How to contribute
+
+1. Fork this repository
+2. Add your course idea to the `ideas/` directory
+3. Create a pull request
+4. Wait for it to be merged!
+5. Check out the [courses](courses/) directory to see the courses that have been created from these ideas
+
+## Ideas
+
+## Courses
+
+### Beginner
+
+- [One week (40 hours) crash course curriculum](courses/one-week-crash-course.md)