'Sends out the signal that items have been published from within this course.'

def send_bulk_published_signal(self, bulk_ops_record, course_id):

    if (self.signal_handler and bulk_ops_record.has_publish_item):
        self.signal_handler.send('course_published', course_key=course_id.for_branch(None))
        bulk_ops_record.has_publish_item = False
