diff --git a/course/edit_form.php b/course/edit_form.php
index 3275c12519b..40946612303 100644
--- a/course/edit_form.php
+++ b/course/edit_form.php
@@ -88,21 +88,29 @@ class course_edit_form extends moodleform {
             $mform->setHelpButton('fullname', array('coursefullname', get_string('fullnamecourse')), true);
             $mform->addRule('fullname', get_string('missingfullname'), 'required', null, 'client');
             $mform->setType('fullname', PARAM_MULTILANG);
-            $mform->setDefault('fullname', $fullname);
+        } else {
+            $mform->addElement('static','fullname', get_string('fullname'), $fullname);
         }
 
+        $mform->setDefault('fullname', $fullname);
+
         if (has_capability('moodle/course:changeshortname', $coursecontext)) {
             $mform->addElement('text','shortname', get_string('shortnamecourse'),'maxlength="100" size="20"');
             $mform->setHelpButton('shortname', array('courseshortname', get_string('shortnamecourse')), true);
             $mform->addRule('shortname', get_string('missingshortname'), 'required', null, 'client');
             $mform->setType('shortname', PARAM_MULTILANG);
-            $mform->setDefault('shortname', $shortname);
+        } else {
+            $mform->addElement('static','shortname', get_string('shortname'), get_string('defaultcourseshortname'));
         }
 
+        $mform->setDefault('shortname', get_string('defaultcourseshortname'));
+
         if (has_capability('moodle/course:changeidnumber', $coursecontext)) {
             $mform->addElement('text','idnumber', get_string('idnumbercourse'),'maxlength="100"  size="10"');
             $mform->setHelpButton('idnumber', array('courseidnumber', get_string('idnumbercourse')), true);
             $mform->setType('idnumber', PARAM_RAW);
+        } else {
+            $mform->addElement('static','idnumber', get_string('idnumber'));
         }
 
         $mform->addElement('htmleditor','summary', get_string('summary'), array('rows'=> '10', 'cols'=>'65'));