Thesis

Latex Thesis Template for the ERC

Category

phd

License

Free to use (MIT)

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my-dissertation.tex

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% This template is distributed with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
% It serves as a guideline and constitutes a basic structure for a
% thesis/dissertation. The user assumes full responsibility for formatting
% and typesetting their document and for verifying that all the thesis
% requirements set by the University College Dublin are met. Please refer to the 
%  most recent UCD thesis guide ()
% or contact the thesis consultant ().
% Please report any bugs to the thesis consultant.
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% O P T I O N S:
% 1. thesis/dissertation
% 2. monochrome
% 3. all options provided by the report class
\documentclass[thesis,a4paper,12pt]{ucdThesis} % thesis, one side
% some alternatives are:
%\documentclass[thesis,monochrome,a4paper,12pt]{ucdThesis} %thesis, one side, monochrome text
%\documentclass[thesis,twoside,a4paper,12pt]{ucdThesis} % thesis, two side
%\documentclass[thesis,monochrome,twoside,a4paper,12pt]{ucdThesis} % thesis, two side, monochrome text
% for a dissertation, replace the thesis option by dissertation:
% \documentclass[dissertation,a4paper,12pt]{ucdThesis} . . .
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.5} 	 % line Spacing
\makeindex
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% TO DO: FILL IN YOUR INFORMATION BELOW - READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY
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\title{My Thesis Title}					% title of thesis/dissertation
\author{My Name}                		% author's name
\currentDegree{, My Degree(s)}			% author's current degree(s)
\copyrightYear{2015}            		% copyright year of your thesis/dissertation
\graduationMonth{May}           		% month of graduation of your thesis/dissertation
\supervisor{My Supervisor}	    		% advisor's name
\nomProf{My Nominating Professor}	    % nominating professor's name
\keywords{List, Of, Keywords}			% keywords (optional) separated by commas - these are used in the PDF file properties
\headSchool{Prof. Tom Brazil} 			% head of school
\major{Electrical Engineering}			% major: Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics...
\degree{Philosophi{\ae} Doctor}	    	% degree: Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science, Master of Engineering...
\college{Engineering and Architecture}  % college
\dept{Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering}	% department
\university{University College Dublin}	% school name
% THIS TEMPLATE ACCOMMODATES UP TO 5 COMMITTEE MEMBERS - ENTER ONLY THE NAMES OF THE MEMBERS ON YOUR COMMITTEE
\numberOfCommitteeMembers{2} 			% enter the number of committee members
\coSupervisorA {My Co-Supervisor}		% name of co-supervisor
\committeeMemberB {Committee Member 1}	% name of second committee member
\committeeMemberC {Committee Member 2}	% ... you get the trend!
\committeeMemberD {Committee Member 3}	% if your committee has less than 4 members, you do not need to edit the
\committeeMemberE {Committee Member 4}  % rest of committee names
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% LOAD SOME USEFUL PACKAGES
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\graphicspath{ {figures/}{figures/eps/}{figures/pdf/} }% specify the path where figures are located

%%% PACKAGES THAT ARE PRELOADED WITH THE CLASS ARE: amsmath,amsthm,amssymb,setspace,geometry,hyperref,and colors
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\begin{document}
    \pagenumbering{alph} % this is needed to clear certain issues with the hyperref package
    %
    %\makeApprovalPage % make the approval page - this is the page that needs to be signed & returned to the thesis/dissertation consultant
    %\makeETDApprovalPage % make the Electronic Thesis & Dissertation page - this page is kept with the electronic copy
    %
    \addToPDFBookmarks{0}{Front Matter}{rootNode} % create a root node named "Front Matter" in the pdf bookmarks
    \addToPDFBookmarks{1}{Title}{a} % add a pdf bookmark to the title page
    \makeTitlePage % make the title page. Make sure you properly set the \docType
    %
    \pagenumbering{roman}
    \setcounter{page}{2}
    %
    \makeCopyrightPage % make the copyright page
    %
    \addToPDFBookmarks{1}{Dedication}{b} % add a pdf bookmark to the dedication page
    \include{front-matter/dedication} % include the dedication
    %
    \addToPDFBookmarks{1}{Acknowledgements}{c} % add a pdf bookmark to the acknowledgements page
    \include{front-matter/acknowledgements} % include the acknowledgements
    %
    \addToPDFBookmarks{1}{Quote}{d} % add a pdf bookmark to the quotation page
    \include{front-matter/quote} % include a quote
    %
    \addToPDFBookmarks{1}{Abstract}{e} % add a pdf bookmark to the abstract page
    \include{front-matter/abstract} % your abstract
    %
    \addToPDFBookmarks{0}{Table of Contents}{f}
    \tableofcontents % generate a table of contents
    %
    \addToTOC{List of Tables} % this will add the list of tables to the Table of Contents (TOC)
    \listoftables % generate a list of tables
    %
    \addToTOC{List of Figures} % this will add the list of figures to the Table of Contents (TOC)
    \listoffigures % generate a list of figures
    %
    \addToPDFBookmarks{0}{Nomenclature}{g} % OPTIONAL
    \makenomenclature % OPTIONAL
    \printnomenclature[1.25in] % OPTIONAL
    %
    \newpage
    \pagenumbering{arabic}
    \setcounter{page}{1}
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    % INCLUDE THE CHAPTERS STARTING WITH THE NOMENCLATURE IF PRESENT
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    \include{front-matter/nomenclature} % OPTIONAL
    \include{chapters/chapter-1}
    \include{chapters/chapter-2}
    \include{chapters/chapter-3}
    \include{chapters/chapter-4}
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    % BIBLIOGRAPHY
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    \makeBibliographyPage % make the bibliography title page - can be edited in ucdThesis.cls
    \bibliographystyle{ieeetran} % bibliography style - recommend using apalike-doi as it hyperlinks DOIs
    \bibliography{references/references-dissertation} % references.bib included in the references directory
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    % APPENDIX - OPTIONAL - COMMENT IF NOT NEEDED
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    \makeAppendixPage   % make the appendix title page - can be edited in ut-thesis-template.tex
    \appendix
    \include{back-matter/appendix-1}
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    % A VITA IS REQUIRED
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    \addToTOC{Vita}
    \include{back-matter/vita}
\end{document}
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