Using a blueprint course to deploy common course elements to pre-defined "associated" courses within a sub-account can save learning deployment time and provide consistency across units and departments for both learners and instructors. Sub-account admins may occasionally push a "sync" to downstream courses in order to refresh the elements delivered to associated courses.

Please review this blueprint courses information within the Canvas Community:  Blueprint Courses Overview - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com) 

Considerations and behavior

• requires manual association with child courses
• requires a manual sync to refresh associated courses
• any unlocked elements can be changed by an instructor
• a synch will not override any unlocked objects that have been changed in associated courses
• LTI's that are passed from a blueprint course may not behave correctly in an associated course
• cannot have more than 1 blueprint associated with a child course
• if an associated course is used as a course content source, the new course will not be associated with a blueprint
• sync results and outcomes are provided to the sub-account admin to resolve any issues or conflicts