• Screen: SCR-CCM.03 — New Course Form
• Use case: UC-CCM.01 — Author Course Content

Simple course setup page — opened when the instructor clicks "Add Course" from the Author Workspace. Shows only the Course Settings form (no lesson structure, no tabs). After Save → creates a new course (with a default main branch), registers the instructor as owner, and redirects to the Content Editor with "Course Content" tab active. Cancel → returns to Author Workspace without creating any data.

• title "Course title" — text · required · min_length 1, max_length 255 · always
• tags "Tags" — autocomplete_multiselect · optional · options limited to non-financial tag groups · always
• description "Description" — textarea · optional · max_length 2000 · always
• objectives "Objectives" — textarea · optional · max_length 2000 · always
• has_forum "Include forum" — boolean · optional · default unchecked · always
• duration "Duration (minutes)" — number · optional · min 1 · always
• difficulty "Difficulty level" — enum [beginner, intermediate, advanced, expert] · optional · always
• age_rating "Age restriction" — text · optional · always
• prerequisite_courses "Prerequisites" — autocomplete_multiselect · optional · 0 or more published courses excluding self · always
• thumbnail_ref "Course thumbnail" — file · optional · always
• grading_description "Grading description" — textarea · optional · max_length 1000 · always

• save "Save" — always · triggers UC-CCM.01-M-3 · creates course, opens Content Editor
• cancel "Cancel" — always · triggers UC-CCM.01-A-2A-1 · returns to Author Workspace, no data created

1. Only authenticated instructors may access this page.
2. Client-side validation on title (required); server-side re-validates all fields; on success atomically creates Course + default Branch + Author(owner) in one transaction.
3. Thumbnail field has 2 states: Empty (Choose file / drag-drop) and Has-image (preview + Change + Delete buttons); validated client-side on select, re-validated server-side on save; on failure the error shows below the field and the existing image (if any) is preserved.
4. WCAG accessibility (NFR-09) — keyboard navigable, labels associated with inputs, logical focus order.