diff --git a/admin/roles/assign.php b/admin/roles/assign.php
index 46de2d18629..19715aea5fa 100755
--- a/admin/roles/assign.php
+++ b/admin/roles/assign.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     }
 
     if ($userid) {
-        $user = $DB->get_record('user', array('id', $userid));
+        $user = $DB->get_record('user', array('id'=>$userid));
         $fullname = fullname($user, has_capability('moodle/site:viewfullnames', $context));
     }
 
diff --git a/course/lib.php b/course/lib.php
index 4e4416cdf59..84dcf1adbff 100644
--- a/course/lib.php
+++ b/course/lib.php
@@ -2153,7 +2153,7 @@ function get_course_section($section, $courseid) {
     $cw->summary  = "";
     $cw->sequence = "";
     $id = $DB->insert_record("course_sections", $cw);
-    return $DB->get_record("course_sections", "id", $id);
+    return $DB->get_record("course_sections", array("id"=>$id));
 }
 /**
  * Given a full mod object with section and course already defined, adds this module to that section.