diff --git a/course/lib.php b/course/lib.php
index ea68ec51697..46075f5b6cf 100644
--- a/course/lib.php
+++ b/course/lib.php
@@ -1465,9 +1465,9 @@ function print_section($course, $section, $mods, $modnamesused, $absolute=false,
                 $completionicon='';
                 if($isediting) {
                     switch($completion) {
-                        case COMPLETION_TRACKING_MANUAL : 
+                        case COMPLETION_TRACKING_MANUAL :
                             $completionicon='manual-enabled'; break;
-                        case COMPLETION_TRACKING_AUTOMATIC : 
+                        case COMPLETION_TRACKING_AUTOMATIC :
                             $completionicon='auto-enabled'; break;
                         default: // wtf
                     }
@@ -1498,8 +1498,8 @@ function print_section($course, $section, $mods, $modnamesused, $absolute=false,
                         $imgtitle=get_string('completion-title-'.$completionicon,'completion');
                         $newstate=
                             $completiondata->completionstate==COMPLETION_COMPLETE
-                            ? COMPLETION_INCOMPLETE 
-                            : COMPLETION_COMPLETE; 
+                            ? COMPLETION_INCOMPLETE
+                            : COMPLETION_COMPLETE;
                         // In manual mode the icon is a toggle form.
                         echo "
 <form class='togglecompletion' method='post' action='togglecompletion.php'><div>";
@@ -2457,11 +2457,11 @@ function move_section_to($course, $section, $destination) {
 /// Moves a whole course section up and down within the course
     global $USER, $DB;
 
-    if (!$destination) {
+    if (!$destination && $destination != 0) {
         return true;
     }
 
-    if ($destination > $course->numsections or $destination < 1) {
+    if ($destination > $course->numsections) {
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/ajax/ajaxcourse.js b/lib/ajax/ajaxcourse.js
index da903b03b57..09f11d63400 100644
--- a/lib/ajax/ajaxcourse.js
+++ b/lib/ajax/ajaxcourse.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ main_class.prototype.process_blocks = function() {
         for (var x=0; x<els.length; x++) {
             els[x].parentNode.removeChild(els[x]);
         }
-    }    
+    }
     //process the block ids passed from php
     var blockcount = this.portal.blocks.length;
     YAHOO.log("main.processBlocks - processing "+blockcount+" blocks", "info");
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ main_class.prototype.process_blocks = function() {
         if (this.portal.blocks[i][0] == 'l') {
             main.leftcolumn.add_block(this.blocks[i]);
         } else if (this.portal.blocks[i][0] == 'r') {
-            main.rightcolumn.add_block(this.blocks[i]);  
+            main.rightcolumn.add_block(this.blocks[i]);
         }
 
         //hide if called for
         if (this.portal.blocks[i][2] == 1) {
             this.blocks[i].toggle_hide(null, null, true);
         }
-    }     
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ main_class.prototype.process_document = function() {
         YAHOO.log("Processed "+ct+" sections");
     }
 
-    this.adminBlock = YAHOO.util.Dom.getElementsByClassName('block_adminblock')[0]; 
+    this.adminBlock = YAHOO.util.Dom.getElementsByClassName('block_adminblock')[0];
     YAHOO.log("admin - "+this.adminBlock.className);
 }
 
 
 main_class.prototype.mk_safe_for_transport = function(input) {
     return input.replace(/&/i, '_.amp._');
-} 
+}
 
 
 //return block by id
@@ -183,7 +183,18 @@ main_class.prototype.connect = function(method, urlStub, callback, body) {
         YAHOO.log("Making "+method+" connection to /course/rest.php?courseId="+main.portal.id+"&"+urlStub);
     }
     if (callback == null) {
-        callback = {}
+        if (this.debug) {
+            callback = {
+                success: function(response) {
+                    YAHOO.log("Response from the Request: " + response.statusText + ": " + response.responseText, 'info');
+                },
+                failure: function() {
+                    YAHOO.log("Response from the Request: " + response.statusText + ": " + response.responseText, 'error');
+                }
+            };
+        } else {
+            callback = {};
+        }
     }
     return YAHOO.util.Connect.asyncRequest(method, this.portal.strings['wwwroot']+"/course/rest.php?courseId="+main.portal.id+"&"+urlStub, callback, body);
 }
@@ -224,7 +235,7 @@ main_class.prototype.update_marker = function(newMarker) {
     if (this.marker != null) {
         this.marker.toggle_highlight();
     }
-    this.marker = newMarker;     
+    this.marker = newMarker;
     this.marker.toggle_highlight();
 
     this.connect('post', 'class=course&field=marker', null, 'value='+this.marker.sectionId);
@@ -254,14 +265,14 @@ function php_portal_class() {
     this.id = null;
     this.debug = null;
 
-    //array of id's of blocks set at end of page load by php    
+    //array of id's of blocks set at end of page load by php
     this.blocks = new Array();
     this.imagePath = null;
 
     //flag for week fomat
     this.isWeek = false;
 
-    //strings    
+    //strings
     this.strings = [];
 
     YAHOO.log("Instantiated php_portal_class", "info");
diff --git a/lib/ajax/section_classes.js b/lib/ajax/section_classes.js
index f294b6f66b5..93b0c1716ff 100755
--- a/lib/ajax/section_classes.js
+++ b/lib/ajax/section_classes.js
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ section_class.prototype.move_to_section = function(target) {
     for (var i=loopStart; eval(loopCondition); eval(loopInc)) {
 
         if ((main.sections[i] == this) && !found) {
-            //enounter with original node
+            //encounter with original node
             if (this.debug) {
                 YAHOO.log("Found Original "+main.sections[i].getEl().id);
             }