diff --git a/workflow/engine/classes/class.pmDashlet.php b/workflow/engine/classes/class.pmDashlet.php
index db0b725fe..988714c4a 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/classes/class.pmDashlet.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/classes/class.pmDashlet.php
@@ -108,13 +108,17 @@ class PMDashlet extends DashletInstance implements DashletInterface {
   public function getDashletsInstancesForUser($userUid) {
     try {
       // Include required classes
-      //
+      require_once 'classes/mode/Department.php'
       // Check for "public" dashlets
       // ToDo: Next release
       // Check for the direct assignments
       // ToDo: Next release
       // Check for department assigments
-      //
+      $departmentInstance = new Department();
+      $departments = $departmentInstance->getDepartmentsForUser($userUid);
+      foreach ($departments as $department)  {
+        //
+      }
       // Check for group assignments
       // ToDo: Next release
       // Check for role assigments
diff --git a/workflow/engine/classes/model/Department.php b/workflow/engine/classes/model/Department.php
index 1501fc72a..a87b4c89d 100755
--- a/workflow/engine/classes/model/Department.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/classes/model/Department.php
@@ -591,4 +591,27 @@ function getDepartments( $DepParent )  {
 		return $aRows;
 	}
 
+	function getDepartmentsForUser($userUid) {
+	  $criteria = new Criteria('workflow');
+	  $criteria->addSelectColumn(DepartmentPeer::DEP_UID);
+	  $criteria->addAsColumn('DEP_TITLE', 'C.CON_VALUE');
+	  $criteria->addAlias('C', 'CONTENT');
+	  $criteria->add(DepartmentPeer::USR_UID, $userUid);
+	  $delimiter = DBAdapter::getStringDelimiter();
+	  $conditions = array();
+    $conditions [] = array(DepartmentPeer::DEP_UID, 'C.CON_ID');
+    $conditions [] = array('C.CON_CATEGORY', $delimiter . 'DEPO_TITLE' . $delimiter);
+    $conditions [] = array('C.CON_LANG', $delimiter . SYS_LANG . $delimiter);
+    $criteria->addJoinMC($conditions, Criteria::LEFT_JOIN);
+    $dataset = DepartmentPeer::doSelectRS($criteria);
+    $dataset->setFetchmode(ResultSet::FETCHMODE_ASSOC);
+    $dataset->next();
+    $departments = array();
+    while ($row = $dataset->getRow()) {
+      $departments[] = $row;
+      $dataset->next();
+    }
+    return $departments;
+	}
+
 } // Department