diff --git a/controllers/books.py b/controllers/books.py
index 0bda6f2fb..1eee7e331 100644
--- a/controllers/books.py
+++ b/controllers/books.py
@@ -68,9 +68,12 @@ def _route_book(is_published=True):
         response.cookies["last_course"]["path"] = "/"
 
         # Get `course info <courses table>`.
+        
         course = (
             db(db.courses.id == auth.user.course_id)
             .select(
+                db.courses.institution,
+                db.courses.instructor_name,
                 db.courses.id,
                 db.courses.course_name,
                 db.courses.base_course,
@@ -289,6 +292,8 @@ def dummy():
         questions = _exercises(base_course, chapter)
     logger.debug("QUESTIONS = {} {}".format(subchapter, questions))
     return dict(
+        instructor_name=course.instructor_name,
+        institution=course.institution,
         course_name=course.course_name,
         base_course=base_course,
         is_logged_in=is_logged_in,
diff --git a/controllers/designer.py b/controllers/designer.py
index d168c2f3a..adac924dc 100644
--- a/controllers/designer.py
+++ b/controllers/designer.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def index():
         )
         # return dict(message=T('Welcome to CourseWare Manager'))
     return basicvalues
-
+    
 
 @auth.requires_login()
 def build():
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ def build():
         else:
             institution = request.vars.institution
 
+        if not request.vars.instructor_name:
+            instructor_name = "Not Provided"
+        else:
+            instructor_name = request.vars.instructor_name
+
+
         if not request.vars.courselevel:
             courselevel = "unknown"
         else:
@@ -94,7 +100,8 @@ def build():
         cid = db.courses.update_or_insert(
             course_name=request.vars.projectname,
             term_start_date=request.vars.startdate,
-            institution=institution,
+            institution=request.vars.institution,
+            instructor_name=request.vars.instructor_name,
             base_course=base_course,
             login_required=login_required,
             python3=python3,
diff --git a/models/db.py b/models/db.py
index 376def6a1..3e186be61 100644
--- a/models/db.py
+++ b/models/db.py
@@ -154,11 +154,14 @@
 # ``courses`` table
 # =================
 ## create all tables needed by auth if not custom tables
+
+
 db.define_table(
     "courses",
     Field("course_name", "string", unique=True),
     Field("term_start_date", "date"),
-    Field("institution", "string"),
+    Field("institution", "string"),       # field for institution name 
+    Field("instructor_name", "string"),   # field for instructor name
     Field("base_course", "string"),
     Field("python3", type="boolean", default=True),
     Field("login_required", type="boolean", default=True),
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@
 # Provide a common query. Pass ``db.courses.ALL`` to retrieve all fields; otherwise, only the ``course_name`` and ``base_course`` are selected.
 def get_course_row(*args, **kwargs):
     if not args:
-        args = db.courses.course_name, db.courses.base_course
+        args =  db.courses.institution, db.courses.institution_logo, db.courses.instructor_name, db.courses.course_name, db.courses.base_course,
     return db(db.courses.id == auth.user.course_id).select(*args).first()
 
 
@@ -207,6 +210,12 @@ def getCourseNameFromId(courseid):
     q = db.courses.id == courseid
     row = db(q).select().first()
     return row.course_name if row else ""
+    
+def getCourseNameFromId(coursec):
+    """ used to compute auth.user.course_name field """
+    q = db.courses.institution == coursec
+    row = db(q).select().first()
+    return row.institution if row else ""
 
 
 def getCourseOrigin(base_course):
@@ -214,6 +223,7 @@ def getCourseOrigin(base_course):
         db(
             (db.course_attributes.course_id == db.courses.id)
             & (db.courses.course_name == base_course)
+            
             & (db.course_attributes.attr == "markup_system")
         )
         .select(db.course_attributes.value, **SELECT_CACHE)
diff --git a/views/designer/index.html b/views/designer/index.html
index 2dff67fe5..b187853ec 100644
--- a/views/designer/index.html
+++ b/views/designer/index.html
@@ -63,11 +63,14 @@ <h3>{{=message}}</h3>
                     name="projectdescription" id="projectdescription" />
             </div>
         </div>
-
         <div class="form-group row">
             <div class="col-md-6">
+                
+        
                 <label for="institution">Institution</label>
                 <input type="text" class='form-control' placeholder="Your school" name="institution" id="institution" />
+                <label for="instructor_name">Instructor Name</label>
+                <input type="text" class='form-control' placeholder="Instructor" name="instructor_name" id="instructor_name" />
                 <label for="courselevel">Course Level</label>
                 <select id="courselevel" class="form-control" name="courselevel">
                     <option value="unknown" disabled selected>Please Select</option>