diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/AssessmentModeManager.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/AssessmentModeManager.java
index 47d99bcb33a3b445bb8d98d26684ee4c0104e66c..6722b1c3286040a2a60c8b84c50f03f75e0d566b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/AssessmentModeManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/AssessmentModeManager.java
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ public interface AssessmentModeManager {
 	 */
 	public List<AssessmentMode> getAssessmentModeFor(RepositoryEntryRef entry);
 	
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param entry
+	 * @param from
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public List<AssessmentMode> getAssessmentModeFor(RepositoryEntryRef entry, Date from);
+	
 	/**
 	 * Load the assessment mode for a specific user now.
 	 * 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/manager/AssessmentModeDAO.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/manager/AssessmentModeDAO.java
index e10d273222e762c73ee75e528a55624b92509024..cb38397010ca9160ceff4ea6b76a16fa57ee121f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/manager/AssessmentModeDAO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/manager/AssessmentModeDAO.java
@@ -143,6 +143,19 @@ public class AssessmentModeDAO {
 				.getResultList();
 	}
 	
+	public List<AssessmentMode> getAssessmentModeFor(RepositoryEntryRef entry, Date from) {
+		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+		sb.append("select mode from courseassessmentmode mode")
+		  .append(" where mode.repositoryEntry.key=:entryKey and mode.begin>=:from")
+		  .append(" order by mode.begin asc");
+		
+		return dbInstance.getCurrentEntityManager()
+				.createQuery(sb.toString(), AssessmentMode.class)
+				.setParameter("entryKey", entry.getKey())
+				.setParameter("from", from)
+				.getResultList();
+	}
+	
 	public List<AssessmentMode> getAssessmentModes(Date now) {
 		Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
 		cal.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/manager/AssessmentModeManagerImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/manager/AssessmentModeManagerImpl.java
index 58aa2d7c90b04773be326e44c40bf590a66125fc..66ef8198781b2cca3d90d32c17e4bf34e1fe5cb9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/manager/AssessmentModeManagerImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/manager/AssessmentModeManagerImpl.java
@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ public class AssessmentModeManagerImpl implements AssessmentModeManager {
 	public List<AssessmentMode> getAssessmentModeFor(RepositoryEntryRef entry) {
 		return assessmentModeDao.getAssessmentModeFor(entry);
 	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public List<AssessmentMode> getAssessmentModeFor(RepositoryEntryRef entry, Date from) {
+		return assessmentModeDao.getAssessmentModeFor(entry, from);
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<AssessmentMode> getAssessmentModeFor(IdentityRef identity) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentCourseOverviewController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentCourseOverviewController.java
index 037985697901429a9d50a981376f5a9714b75179..bc2528f4d804e0bd00a53bc944cd1fad3f9f1557 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentCourseOverviewController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentCourseOverviewController.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public class AssessmentCourseOverviewController extends BasicController {
 	
 	private final VelocityContainer mainVC;
 	private final AssessmentToReviewSmallController toReviewCtrl;
+	private final AssessmentModeOverviewListController assessmentModeListCtrl;
 	private final AssessmentCourseStatisticsSmallController statisticsCtrl;
 
 	private Link assessedIdentitiesLink, assessableCoureNodesLink, assessedGroupsLink, passedLink, failedLink;
@@ -156,6 +157,12 @@ public class AssessmentCourseOverviewController extends BasicController {
 			assessedGroupsLink.setCustomDisplayText(translate("assessment.tool.numOfAssessedGroups", new String[]{ Integer.toString(numOfGroups) }));
 			assessedGroupsLink.setIconLeftCSS("o_icon o_icon_group o_icon-fw");
 		}
+		
+		assessmentModeListCtrl = new AssessmentModeOverviewListController(ureq, getWindowControl(), courseEntry);
+		listenTo(assessmentModeListCtrl);
+		if(assessmentModeListCtrl.getNumOfAssessmentModes() > 0) {
+			mainVC.put("assessmentModes", assessmentModeListCtrl.getInitialComponent());
+		}
 
 		putInitialPanel(mainVC);
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentModeOverviewListController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentModeOverviewListController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3de04e81cebf741a388c92ae0feea5f30eea244f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentModeOverviewListController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/**
+ * <a href="http://www.openolat.org">
+ * OpenOLAT - Online Learning and Training</a><br>
+ * <p>
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); <br>
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.<br>
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at the
+ * <a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">Apache homepage</a>
+ * <p>
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,<br>
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, <br>
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. <br>
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and <br>
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * <p>
+ * Initial code contributed and copyrighted by<br>
+ * frentix GmbH, http://www.frentix.com
+ * <p>
+ */
+package org.olat.course.assessment.ui.tool;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Calendar;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.olat.commons.calendar.CalendarUtils;
+import org.olat.core.gui.UserRequest;
+import org.olat.core.gui.components.form.flexible.FormItemContainer;
+import org.olat.core.gui.components.form.flexible.elements.FlexiTableElement;
+import org.olat.core.gui.components.form.flexible.impl.FormBasicController;
+import org.olat.core.gui.components.form.flexible.impl.elements.table.DefaultFlexiColumnModel;
+import org.olat.core.gui.components.form.flexible.impl.elements.table.FlexiTableColumnModel;
+import org.olat.core.gui.components.form.flexible.impl.elements.table.FlexiTableDataModelFactory;
+import org.olat.core.gui.control.Controller;
+import org.olat.core.gui.control.WindowControl;
+import org.olat.core.util.Util;
+import org.olat.course.assessment.AssessmentMode;
+import org.olat.course.assessment.AssessmentModeManager;
+import org.olat.course.assessment.ui.mode.AssessmentModeListController;
+import org.olat.course.assessment.ui.mode.ModeStatusCellRenderer;
+import org.olat.course.assessment.ui.mode.TimeCellRenderer;
+import org.olat.course.assessment.ui.tool.AssessmentModeOverviewListTableModel.ModeCols;
+import org.olat.repository.RepositoryEntry;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+
+/**
+ * Small list of the assessment planed today and in the future for the
+ * coaches.
+ * 
+ * Initial date: 15 déc. 2017<br>
+ * @author srosse, stephane.rosse@frentix.com, http://www.frentix.com
+ *
+ */
+public class AssessmentModeOverviewListController extends FormBasicController {
+	
+	private FlexiTableElement tableEl;
+	private AssessmentModeOverviewListTableModel model;
+	
+	private RepositoryEntry courseEntry;
+	
+	@Autowired
+	private AssessmentModeManager asssessmentModeManager;
+	
+	public AssessmentModeOverviewListController(UserRequest ureq, WindowControl wControl, RepositoryEntry courseEntry) {
+		super(ureq, wControl, "assessment_modes", Util.createPackageTranslator(AssessmentModeListController.class, ureq.getLocale()));
+		this.courseEntry = courseEntry;
+		initForm(ureq);
+		loadModel();
+	}
+	
+	public int getNumOfAssessmentModes() {
+		return model == null ? 0 : model.getRowCount();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void initForm(FormItemContainer formLayout, Controller listener, UserRequest ureq) {
+		//add the table
+		FlexiTableColumnModel columnsModel = FlexiTableDataModelFactory.createFlexiTableColumnModel();
+		columnsModel.addFlexiColumnModel(new DefaultFlexiColumnModel(ModeCols.status, new ModeStatusCellRenderer()));
+		columnsModel.addFlexiColumnModel(new DefaultFlexiColumnModel(ModeCols.name));
+		columnsModel.addFlexiColumnModel(new DefaultFlexiColumnModel(ModeCols.begin));
+		columnsModel.addFlexiColumnModel(new DefaultFlexiColumnModel(ModeCols.end));
+		columnsModel.addFlexiColumnModel(new DefaultFlexiColumnModel(ModeCols.leadTime, new TimeCellRenderer(getTranslator())));
+		columnsModel.addFlexiColumnModel(new DefaultFlexiColumnModel(ModeCols.followupTime, new TimeCellRenderer(getTranslator())));
+
+		model = new AssessmentModeOverviewListTableModel(columnsModel);
+		tableEl = uifactory.addTableElement(getWindowControl(), "table", model, 10, false, getTranslator(), formLayout);
+		tableEl.setCustomizeColumns(false);
+		tableEl.setNumOfRowsEnabled(false);
+	}
+	
+	private void loadModel() {
+		Date today = CalendarUtils.removeTime(new Date());
+		List<AssessmentMode> modes = asssessmentModeManager.getAssessmentModeFor(courseEntry, today);
+		if(modes.size() > 10) {
+			Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
+			cal.add(Calendar.DATE, 1);
+			Date tomorrow = CalendarUtils.removeTime(cal.getTime());
+			
+			List<AssessmentMode> nextModes = new ArrayList<>(25);
+			for(AssessmentMode mode:modes) {
+				Date begin = mode.getBegin();
+				if(tomorrow.after(begin) || nextModes.size() < 10) {
+					nextModes.add(mode);
+				}
+			}
+			modes = nextModes;	
+		}
+		model.setObjects(modes);
+		tableEl.reset(true, true, true);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void doDispose() {
+		//
+	}
+	
+
+	@Override
+	protected void formOK(UserRequest ureq) {
+		//
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentModeOverviewListTableModel.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentModeOverviewListTableModel.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8efee07b337e89b35c6735107833a72678225bbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentModeOverviewListTableModel.java
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/**
+ * <a href="http://www.openolat.org">
+ * OpenOLAT - Online Learning and Training</a><br>
+ * <p>
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); <br>
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.<br>
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at the
+ * <a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">Apache homepage</a>
+ * <p>
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,<br>
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, <br>
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. <br>
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and <br>
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * <p>
+ * Initial code contributed and copyrighted by<br>
+ * frentix GmbH, http://www.frentix.com
+ * <p>
+ */
+package org.olat.course.assessment.ui.tool;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+import org.olat.core.gui.components.form.flexible.impl.elements.table.DefaultFlexiTableDataModel;
+import org.olat.core.gui.components.form.flexible.impl.elements.table.FlexiSortableColumnDef;
+import org.olat.core.gui.components.form.flexible.impl.elements.table.FlexiTableColumnModel;
+import org.olat.course.assessment.AssessmentMode;
+import org.olat.course.assessment.model.EnhancedStatus;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * Initial date: 15 déc. 2017<br>
+ * @author srosse, stephane.rosse@frentix.com, http://www.frentix.com
+ *
+ */
+public class AssessmentModeOverviewListTableModel extends DefaultFlexiTableDataModel<AssessmentMode> {
+	
+	public AssessmentModeOverviewListTableModel(FlexiTableColumnModel columnModel) {
+		super(columnModel);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Object getValueAt(int row, int col) {
+		AssessmentMode mode = getObject(row);
+		switch(ModeCols.values()[col]) {
+			case status: return new EnhancedStatus(mode.getStatus(), Collections.emptyList());
+			case name: return mode.getName();
+			case begin: return mode.getBegin();
+			case end: return mode.getEnd();
+			case leadTime: return mode.getLeadTime();
+			case followupTime: return mode.getFollowupTime();
+			default: return "ERROR";
+		}
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public DefaultFlexiTableDataModel<AssessmentMode> createCopyWithEmptyList() {
+		return new AssessmentModeOverviewListTableModel(getTableColumnModel());
+	}
+	
+	public enum ModeCols implements FlexiSortableColumnDef {
+		status("table.header.status"),
+		name("table.header.name"),
+		begin("table.header.begin"),
+		end("table.header.end"),
+		leadTime("table.header.leadTime"),
+		followupTime("table.header.followupTime");
+		
+		private final String i18nKey;
+		
+		private ModeCols(String i18nKey) {
+			this.i18nKey = i18nKey;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public String i18nHeaderKey() {
+			return i18nKey;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean sortable() {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public String sortKey() {
+			return name();
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentToolController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentToolController.java
index 044a461c5f2861c81548a6677d3d8c48a2fd1e3c..076728f7c782302d69dc663dc0513e890aaca0cb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentToolController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentToolController.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 package org.olat.course.assessment.ui.tool;
 
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.olat.core.gui.UserRequest;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ import org.olat.core.id.context.ContextEntry;
 import org.olat.core.id.context.StateEntry;
 import org.olat.core.util.Util;
 import org.olat.core.util.resource.OresHelper;
+import org.olat.course.assessment.AssessmentModeManager;
 import org.olat.course.assessment.AssessmentModule;
 import org.olat.course.assessment.EfficiencyStatementAssessmentController;
 import org.olat.course.assessment.bulk.BulkAssessmentOverviewController;
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ import org.olat.modules.assessment.ui.AssessmentToolContainer;
 import org.olat.modules.assessment.ui.AssessmentToolSecurityCallback;
 import org.olat.modules.assessment.ui.event.UserSelectionEvent;
 import org.olat.repository.RepositoryEntry;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 
 /**
  * 
@@ -76,6 +79,9 @@ public class AssessmentToolController extends MainLayoutBasicController implemen
 	
 	private UserCourseEnvironment coachUserEnv;
 	
+	@Autowired
+	private AssessmentModeManager assessmentModeManager;
+	
 	public AssessmentToolController(UserRequest ureq, WindowControl wControl, TooledStackedPanel stackPanel,
 			RepositoryEntry courseEntry, UserCourseEnvironment coachUserEnv, AssessmentToolSecurityCallback assessmentCallback) {
 		super(ureq, wControl);
@@ -95,10 +101,17 @@ public class AssessmentToolController extends MainLayoutBasicController implemen
 		putInitialPanel(overviewCtrl.getInitialComponent());
 	}
 	
+	public void assessmentModeMessage() {
+		if(assessmentModeManager.isInAssessmentMode(courseEntry, new Date())) {
+			stackPanel.setMessage(translate("assessment.mode.now"));
+			stackPanel.setMessageCssClass("o_warning");
+		}
+	}
+	
 	public void initToolbar() {
 		overviewLink = LinkFactory.createToolLink("overview", translate("overview"), this/*, "o_icon_user"*/);
 		overviewLink.setElementCssClass("o_sel_assessment_tool_overview");
-		segmentButtonsCmp.addButton(overviewLink, false);
+		segmentButtonsCmp.addButton(overviewLink, true);
 		
 		usersLink = LinkFactory.createToolLink("users", translate("users"), this/*, "o_icon_user"*/);
 		usersLink.setElementCssClass("o_sel_assessment_tool_users");
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/_content/assessment_modes.html b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/_content/assessment_modes.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..70b44984f8a1afe211af2431dc7c7fb1e7a6a944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/_content/assessment_modes.html
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<div class="panel panel-default">
+	<div class="panel-heading">
+		<h4 class="panel-title"><i class="o_icon o_icon_assessment_mode"> </i> $r.translate("assessment.modes.overview")</h4>
+	</div>
+	$r.render("table")
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/_content/course_overview.html b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/_content/course_overview.html
index 341ea6cf9a1ff62c72ac813a93efa2f30952412b..153fa7d9d9314da1e544bf5f70c561aa601c34d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/_content/course_overview.html
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/_content/course_overview.html
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ $r.contextHelpWithWrapper("Using Course Tools#_bewertungswerkzeug")
 			#end
 		</table>
 	</div>
-	<div class="col-sm-6"></div>
+	<div class="col-sm-6">
+	#if($r.available("assessmentModes"))
+		$r.render("assessmentModes")
+	#end
+	</div>
 	#end
 </div>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/_i18n/LocalStrings_de.properties b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/_i18n/LocalStrings_de.properties
index a8b0304810f7c380e522a3a191c8d5f6671cc183..1ee20818a8dcd0df4974344c5c89a51fe648244b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/_i18n/LocalStrings_de.properties
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/_i18n/LocalStrings_de.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #Fri Sep 30 15:06:20 CEST 2016
+assessment.mode.now=Es gibt derzeit eine Pr\u00FCfung. 
+assessment.modes.overview=Pr\u00FCfungsmodus
 assessment.status.done=$org.olat.modules.assessment.ui\:assessment.status.done
 assessment.status.inProgress=$org.olat.modules.assessment.ui\:assessment.status.inProgress
 assessment.status.inReview=$org.olat.modules.assessment.ui\:assessment.status.inReview
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/_i18n/LocalStrings_en.properties b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/_i18n/LocalStrings_en.properties
index 1bb237421e668f886de320d50b572c8506bb2005..0f76d24076af2a7cd9958b84598d209d5bc8ba05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/_i18n/LocalStrings_en.properties
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/_i18n/LocalStrings_en.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #Thu Dec 07 19:14:03 CET 2017
+assessment.mode.now=There is currently an assessment. 
+assessment.modes.overview=Assessment mode
 assessment.status.done=$org.olat.modules.assessment.ui\:assessment.status.done
 assessment.status.inProgress=$org.olat.modules.assessment.ui\:assessment.status.inProgress
 assessment.status.inReview=$org.olat.modules.assessment.ui\:assessment.status.inReview
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/run/CourseRuntimeController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/run/CourseRuntimeController.java
index 52555e83e29ca20adf74a327942a2e54e6a07aff..89192a05bf730fb93aad7052914d3671bb956a2c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/run/CourseRuntimeController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/run/CourseRuntimeController.java
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ public class CourseRuntimeController extends RepositoryEntryRuntimeController im
 			cc.removeCurrentCustomCSSFromView();
 		}
 		setCustomCSS(null);
+		setCourseClosedMessage(getUserCourseEnvironment());
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -436,6 +437,10 @@ public class CourseRuntimeController extends RepositoryEntryRuntimeController im
 			getRunMainController().initToolbar();
 		}
 		
+		setCourseClosedMessage(uce);
+	}
+	
+	private void setCourseClosedMessage(UserCourseEnvironment uce) {
 		if(uce != null && uce.isCourseReadOnly()) {
 			toolbarPanel.setMessage(translate("course.closed"));
 			toolbarPanel.setMessageCssClass("o_warning");
@@ -951,6 +956,9 @@ public class CourseRuntimeController extends RepositoryEntryRuntimeController im
 			lecturesAdminCtrl.configurationChangesConsumed();
 			initToolbar();// add/remove lectures link from the toolbar
 		}
+		if(pop.getController() == assessmentToolCtr) {
+			setCourseClosedMessage(getUserCourseEnvironment());
+		}
 		if(pop.getController() != getRunMainController()) {
 			toolControllerDone(ureq);
 		}
@@ -1603,6 +1611,7 @@ public class CourseRuntimeController extends RepositoryEntryRuntimeController im
 			ctrl.activate(ureq, null, null);
 			listenTo(ctrl);
 			assessmentToolCtr = pushController(ureq, translate("command.openassessment"), ctrl);
+			assessmentToolCtr.assessmentModeMessage();
 			currentToolCtr = assessmentToolCtr;
 			setActiveTool(assessmentLink);
 			ctrl.initToolbar();