diff --git a/app/controllers/boards_controller.rb b/app/controllers/boards_controller.rb
index b5e0b2d85..e0bd9582d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/boards_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/boards_controller.rb
@@ -28,17 +28,25 @@ class BoardsController < ApplicationController
   helper :watchers
 
   def index
-    @boards = @project.boards.includes(:last_message => :author).all
-    @boards = [] << @boards[0] if @boards.any?
-    if @boards.size == 1
-         @board = @boards.first
-     show and return
-    end
-    if @project.project_type == 1
-     render :layout => 'base_courses'
-    else
-     render :layout => false if request.xhr?
+    #modify by nwb
+    if @project
+      @boards = @project.boards.includes(:last_message => :author).all
+      @boards = [] << @boards[0] if @boards.any?
+      if @boards.size == 1
+        @board = @boards.first
+        show and return
+      end
+      render :layout => false if request.xhr?
+    elsif @course
+      @boards = @course.boards.includes(:last_message => :author).all
+      @boards = [] << @boards[0] if @boards.any?
+      if @boards.size == 1
+        @board = @boards.first
+        show and return
+      end
+      render :layout => 'base_courses'
     end
+
   end
 
   def show  
@@ -60,10 +68,11 @@ class BoardsController < ApplicationController
           preload(:author, {:last_reply => :author}).
           all
         @message = Message.new(:board => @board)
-        if @project.project_type ==1 
-          render :action => 'show', :layout => 'base_courses'
-        else
+        #modify by nwb
+        if @project
           render :action => 'show', :layout => !request.xhr?
+        elsif @course
+          render :action => 'show', :layout => 'base_courses'
         end
       }
       format.atom {
@@ -72,7 +81,12 @@ class BoardsController < ApplicationController
           includes(:author, :board).
           limit(Setting.feeds_limit.to_i).
           all
-        render_feed(@messages, :title => "#{@project}: #{@board}")
+        if @project
+          render_feed(@messages, :title => "#{@project}: #{@board}")
+        elsif @course
+          render_feed(@messages, :title => "#{@course}: #{@board}")
+        end
+
       }
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/news_controller.rb b/app/controllers/news_controller.rb
index cfa1b6bba..7fbbc83e5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/news_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/news_controller.rb
@@ -87,9 +87,13 @@ class NewsController < ApplicationController
 
   def show
     @comments = @news.comments
-    @comments.reverse! if User.current.wants_comments_in_reverse_order?    
-    if @project.project_type == 1
-    render :layout => 'base_courses'
+    @comments.reverse! if User.current.wants_comments_in_reverse_order?
+    #modify by nwb
+    if @news.course_id
+      @course = Course.find(@news.course_id)
+      if @course
+        render :layout => 'base_courses'
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/boards_helper.rb b/app/helpers/boards_helper.rb
index 84b979c44..341de8932 100644
--- a/app/helpers/boards_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/boards_helper.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,19 @@ module BoardsHelper
     breadcrumb links
   end
 
+  # add by nwb
+  def course_board_breadcrumb(item)
+    board = item.is_a?(Message) ? item.board : item
+    links = [link_to(l(:label_board_plural), course_boards_path(item.course))]
+    boards = board.ancestors.reverse
+    if item.is_a?(Message)
+      boards << board
+    end
+    links += boards.map {|ancestor| link_to(h(ancestor.name), course_board_path(ancestor.course, ancestor))}
+    breadcrumb links
+  end
+
+
   def boards_options_for_select(boards)
     options = []
     Board.board_tree(boards) do |board, level|
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 3000af94b..c733bb8d7 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ RedmineApp::Application.routes.draw do
       end
     end
     resources :news, :except => [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]
+    resources :boards
   end   # end of resources :courses
   match 'courses/:id/feedback', :to => 'courses#feedback',  :via => :get, :as => 'course_feedback'
   match '/courses/search', :controller => 'courses', :action => 'search', :via => [:get, :post]