diff --git a/main/inc/lib/course_description.lib.php b/main/inc/lib/course_description.lib.php
index b91e88ebbc..8f52501b7d 100755
--- a/main/inc/lib/course_description.lib.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/course_description.lib.php
@@ -72,22 +72,30 @@ class CourseDescription
 	}
 
 	/**
-     * Get all data by description and session id,
+     * Get all data by description and session id, 
      * first you must set session_id property with the object CourseDescription
      * @param 	int	description type
+     * @param   string  course code (optional)
      * @return array
      */
-	public function get_data_by_description_type($description_type) {
+	public function get_data_by_description_type($description_type, $course_code = '') {
+		
 		$tbl_course_description = Database::get_course_table(TABLE_COURSE_DESCRIPTION);
+		
+		if (!empty($course_code)) {
+			$course_info = api_get_course_info($course_code);
+			$tbl_course_description = Database::get_course_table(TABLE_COURSE_DESCRIPTION, $course_info['dbName']);
+		}
+
 		$sql = "SELECT * FROM $tbl_course_description WHERE description_type='$description_type' AND session_id='".$this->session_id."'";
-		$rs = Database::query($sql);
-		$data = array();
+		$rs = Database::query($sql, __FILE__, __LINE__);				
+		$data = array();		
 		if ($description = Database::fetch_array($rs)) {
 			$data['description_title']	 = $description['title'];
 			$data['description_content'] = $description['content'];
 			$data['progress'] 			 = $description['progress'];
-		}
-		return $data;
+		}						
+		return $data;		
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/main/inc/lib/main_api.lib.php b/main/inc/lib/main_api.lib.php
index 686cf66ffe..13c9e260fe 100755
--- a/main/inc/lib/main_api.lib.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/main_api.lib.php
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ define('SECTION_PLATFORM_ADMIN', 'platform_admin');
 define('SECTION_MYGRADEBOOK', 'mygradebook');
 define('SECTION_TRACKING','session_my_space');
 define('SECTION_SOCIAL', 'social');
+define('SECTION_DASHBOARD', 'dashboard');
 
 // CONSTANT name for local authentication source
 define('PLATFORM_AUTH_SOURCE', 'platform');
@@ -3073,6 +3074,128 @@ function api_chmod_R($path, $filemode) {
 	return chmod($path, $filemode);
 }
 
+
+	/**
+	 * Parse info file format. (e.g: file.info)
+	 *
+	 * Files should use an ini-like format to specify values.
+	 * White-space generally doesn't matter, except inside values.
+	 * e.g.
+	 *
+	 * @verbatim
+	 *   key = value
+	 *   key = "value"
+	 *   key = 'value'
+	 *   key = "multi-line
+	 *
+	 *   value"
+	 *   key = 'multi-line
+	 *
+	 *   value'
+	 *   key
+	 *   =
+	 *   'value'
+	 * @endverbatim
+	 *
+	 * Arrays are created using a GET-like syntax:
+	 *
+	 * @verbatim
+	 *   key[] = "numeric array"
+	 *   key[index] = "associative array"
+	 *   key[index][] = "nested numeric array"
+	 *   key[index][index] = "nested associative array"
+	 * @endverbatim
+	 *
+	 * PHP constants are substituted in, but only when used as the entire value:
+	 *
+	 * Comments should start with a semi-colon at the beginning of a line.
+	 *
+	 * This function is NOT for placing arbitrary module-specific settings. Use
+	 * variable_get() and variable_set() for that.
+	 *
+	 * Information stored in the module.info file:
+	 * - name: The real name of the module for display purposes.
+	 * - description: A brief description of the module.
+	 * - dependencies: An array of shortnames of other modules this module depends on.
+	 * - package: The name of the package of modules this module belongs to.
+	 *
+	 * Example of .info file:
+	 * @verbatim
+	 *   name = Forum
+	 *   description = Enables threaded discussions about general topics.
+	 *   dependencies[] = taxonomy
+	 *   dependencies[] = comment
+	 *   package = Core - optional
+	 *   version = VERSION
+	 * @endverbatim
+	 *
+	 * @param $filename
+	 *   The file we are parsing. Accepts file with relative or absolute path.
+	 * @return
+	 *   The info array.
+	 */
+	function parse_info_file($filename) {
+	  $info = array();
+	
+	  if (!file_exists($filename)) {
+	    return $info;
+	  }
+	
+	  $data = file_get_contents($filename);
+	  if (preg_match_all('
+	    @^\s*                           # Start at the beginning of a line, ignoring leading whitespace
+	    ((?:
+	      [^=;\[\]]|                    # Key names cannot contain equal signs, semi-colons or square brackets,
+	      \[[^\[\]]*\]                  # unless they are balanced and not nested
+	    )+?)
+	    \s*=\s*                         # Key/value pairs are separated by equal signs (ignoring white-space)
+	    (?:
+	      ("(?:[^"]|(?<=\\\\)")*")|     # Double-quoted string, which may contain slash-escaped quotes/slashes
+	      (\'(?:[^\']|(?<=\\\\)\')*\')| # Single-quoted string, which may contain slash-escaped quotes/slashes
+	      ([^\r\n]*?)                   # Non-quoted string
+	    )\s*$                           # Stop at the next end of a line, ignoring trailing whitespace
+	    @msx', $data, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER)) {
+	    foreach ($matches as $match) {
+	      // Fetch the key and value string
+	      $i = 0;
+	      foreach (array('key', 'value1', 'value2', 'value3') as $var) {
+	        $$var = isset($match[++$i]) ? $match[$i] : '';
+	      }
+	      $value = stripslashes(substr($value1, 1, -1)) . stripslashes(substr($value2, 1, -1)) . $value3;
+	
+	      // Parse array syntax
+	      $keys = preg_split('/\]?\[/', rtrim($key, ']'));
+	      $last = array_pop($keys);
+	      $parent = &$info;
+	
+	      // Create nested arrays
+	      foreach ($keys as $key) {
+	        if ($key == '') {
+	          $key = count($parent);
+	        }
+	        if (!isset($parent[$key]) || !is_array($parent[$key])) {
+	          $parent[$key] = array();
+	        }
+	        $parent = &$parent[$key];
+	      }
+	
+	      // Handle PHP constants
+	      if (defined($value)) {
+	        $value = constant($value);
+	      }
+	
+	      // Insert actual value
+	      if ($last == '') {
+	        $last = count($parent);
+	      }
+	      $parent[$last] = $value;
+	    }
+	  }
+	  return $info;
+	}
+
+
+
 /**
  * Get Dokeos version from the configuration files
  * @return	string	A string of type "1.8.4", or an empty string if the version could not be found