diff --git a/app/views/layouts/base_courses.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/base_courses.html.erb
index 387a0e4cf..f0204f7ee 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/base_courses.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/base_courses.html.erb
@@ -47,12 +47,36 @@
       </td>
       <td rowspan="2" width="250px">
         <div class="top-content-search">
+          <script type="text/javascript">
+              function regexName()
+              {
+                  var name = $.trim($("#name").val());
+                  if(name.length == 0)
+                  {
+                      $("#project_name_span").text("<%= l(:label_search_conditions_not_null) %>");
+                      $("#project_name_span").css('color','#ff0000');
+                      $("#project_name_span").focus();
+                      return false;
+                  }
+                  else
+                  {
+                      $("#project_name_span").text("");
+                      return true;
+                  }
+              }
 
+              function submitSerch()
+              {
+                  if(regexName()){$("#course_search_form").submit();}
+              }
+          </script>
           <%= form_tag({:controller => 'courses', :action => 'search'},:id => "course_search_form", :method => :get) do %>
               <%= text_field_tag 'name', params[:name], :size => 20, :style => "float:left" %>
-              <a href="#" onclick="$('#course_search_form').submit();" class="ButtonColor m3p10"  style="float:left;padding-top: 3px; margin: 0px;padding-bottom:0px;" >
+              <a href="#" onclick="submitSerch();" class="ButtonColor m3p10"  style="float:left;padding-top: 3px; margin: 0px;padding-bottom:0px;" >
                 <%= l(:label_search)%>
               </a>
+              <br />
+              <span id="project_name_span" style="float: left"></span>
               <%#= submit_tag l(:label_search), :class => "ButtonColor m3p10", :name => nil, :style => "float:left;padding-top: 3px; margin: 0px;padding-bottom:0px;" %>
           <% end %>
         </div>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/base_newcontest.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/base_newcontest.html.erb
index 8cae51063..0d234a69c 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/base_newcontest.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/base_newcontest.html.erb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
                                                 <%= l(:label_search)%>
                                               </a>
                                                 <br />
-                                              <span id="contest_name_span_head"></span>
+                                              <span id="contest_name_span_head" style="float: left"></span>
                                             <% end %>
                                         </div>
                                     </td>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/base_projects.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/base_projects.html.erb
index 3937c1822..67e4da0f4 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/base_projects.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/base_projects.html.erb
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
                                                     <%= l(:label_search)%>
                                                 </a>
                                                 <br />
-                                                <span id="project_name_span"></span>
+                                                <span id="project_name_span" style="float: left"></span>
 											<% end %>
 										</div>
 									</td>