_form.html.erb

<%= form_for @syllabus, :html => { :class => "form-horizontal" } do |f| %>
  <% if @syllabus.errors.any? %>
    <div id="error_explanation">
      <h2><%= pluralize(@syllabus.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this syllabus from being saved:</h2>

      <ul>
        <% @syllabus.errors.full_messages.each do |msg| %>
          <li><%= msg %></li>
        <% end %>
      </ul>
    </div>
  <% end %>


  <fieldset>
    <div class="row">
      <div class="span3">
        <div><%= f.label :Title_Image %>
        <%= f.file_field :image %></div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="row">
      <div class="span3">
        <%= f.label :category %>
        <%= select(:syllabus, :category, Syllabus::CATEGORIES) %> 
      </div> 
      <div class="span3"> 
        <%= f.label :difficulty %>
        <%= select(:syllabus, :difficulty, Syllabus::DIFFICULTIES) %> 
      </div><br />
    </div>
    <div class="row">
      <div class="span7"> 
        <div class="field">
          <%= f.label :title, "Syllabus Title" %>
          <%= f.text_field :title, :class => 'span7', :placeholder => "What topic does this syllabus cover?" %>
        </div>
        <div class="field">
          <%= f.label :description, "Syllabus Description" %>
          <%= f.text_area :description, :class => 'span7', :rows => '5', :placeholder =>"Who is this syllabus for, and what will a user be able to do after completing this syllabus?" %>
        </div>
	<br />

	<%= f.fields_for :missions do |builder| %>
	  <%= render 'mission_fields', :f => builder %> 
	<% end %>

	<div class="add-mission-link">
	  <%= link_to_add_fields "Add Mission", f, :missions %>
	</div>

	<div class="actions">
	  <%= f.submit "Create Syllabus", :class => "btn btn-primary" %>
	  <%= f.submit "Save Draft", :class => "btn btn-danger" %>
	</div>
  
	</div>
	</div>
	</div>
	</fieldset>

<% end %>

_mission_fields.html.erb

<div class ="fields">
  <div class="well">
    <p>
    <div class="add-mission-link">
      <%= link_to_remove_fields "Remove Mission", f %>
    </div>
	<%= f.label :title, "Mission Title" %> 
    <%= f.text_field :title, :class => 'row span6' %>
    <%= f.cktext_area :content, :toolbar => 'MyToolbar', :class => 'row span6', :rows => '5', :placeholder => "What is the first step a learner should do? (e.g. Watch an intro video, read certain article)" %>
    <%# f.label :content, "Mission Content" %>  
    <%# f.text_area :content, :class => 'row span6', :rows => '5'  %>
    </p>

  </div>
</div>

mission.rb

class Mission < ActiveRecord::Base
  attr_accessible :content, :title
  acts_as_voteable

  belongs_to :syllabus

  belongs_to :author, :class_name => "User", :foreign_key => "author_id"

  has_many :completed_missions
  has_many :users, :through => :completed_missions

  validates :content, :presence => true
  validates :title, :presence => true

end

missions_controller.rb

#EXCERPT OF THE MISSIONS CONTROLLER

  def new
    @mission = Mission.new

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html # new.html.erb
      format.json { render json: @mission }
    end
  end

  # GET /missions/1/edit
  def edit
    @mission = Mission.find(params[:id])
  end

  # POST /missions
  # POST /missions.json
  def create
    @mission = Mission.new(params[:mission])
    @mission.author_id = current_user.id

    respond_to do |format|
      if @mission.save
        @mission.author.increment!(:userpoints, 10)
        format.html { redirect_to @mission, notice: "You've earned 10 Street Creds for creating a mission!" }
        format.json { render json: @mission, status: :created, location: @mission }
      else
        format.html { render action: "new" }
        format.json { render json: @mission.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end

syllabus.rb

class Syllabus < ActiveRecord::Base

  belongs_to :author, :class_name => "User", :foreign_key => "author_id"

  has_many :syllabus_users
  has_many :users, :through => :syllabus_users 


  has_many :missions, :order=> "created_at ASC"
  accepts_nested_attributes_for :missions
  
  has_many :syl_comments, :dependent => :destroy

  mount_uploader :image, SyllabusImageUploader
  acts_as_voteable

  validates :author_id, :presence => true
  validates :title,   :presence => true
  validates :description,   :presence => true
  validates :difficulty,   :presence => true
  #validates :intendedtime,   :presence => true

  DIFFICULTIES = ['Beginner', 'Medium', 'Advanced']
  CATEGORIES = ['Technology and Internet', 'Creative Arts and Music', 'Academics and Test Prep', 'Business and Professional', 'Sports and Health', 'Language', 'Game', 'Lifestyle', 'Other']
  SORT = ['Top','Recent']

end

syllabus_controller.rb

  def new
    @syllabus = Syllabus.new
    missions = @syllabus.missions.build

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html # new.html.erb
      format.json { render json: @syllabus }
    end
  end

  def create
    if params[:commit] == "Create Syllabus"
      sylordraft = "Syllabus"       
    #below is where the problem exists, I think#
     @syllabus = current_user.creations.build(params[:syllabus])

    elsif params[:commit] == "Save Draft"
      @syllabus = current_user.creations.build(params[:syllabus].merge(:active => false))
      sylordraft = "Draft"
    end

    respond_to do |format|
      if @syllabus.save
      	 if params[:commit] == "Create Syllabus"
           @syllabus.author.increment!(:userpoints, 25)
           format.html { redirect_to @syllabus, notice: "You've earned 25 Street Creds for creating " + sylordraft + "! Go to your profile if you want to update the syllabus." }
           format.json { render json: @syllabus, status: :created, location: @syllabus }
	     elsif params[:commit] == "Save Draft"
	       format.html { redirect_to edit_syllabus_path(@syllabus), notice: sylordraft + ' was successfully saved. You can keep writing or come back later and continue where you left off in your profile page' }
           format.json { head :ok }    
	     end
      else
        format.html { render action: "new" }
        format.json { render json: @syllabus.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end