Student guideline for the final year dissertation using LaTeX2e
Alexandra Bonnici
Department of Systems and Control
Faculty of Engineering
University of Malta
13th September 2017
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% Student guideline for the final year dissertation using LaTeX2e
% Alexandra Bonnici
% Department of Systems and Control
% 13th September 2017
\documentclass[12pt, oneside]{Thesis}
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% Some useful packages
% You may add/remove any packages as you deem fit,
% Recommended packages which are recommended are marked by [R] in the comment
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% font options & general typesetting
\usepackage{microtype} % some refinements over the general appearance of text
\usepackage{eqparbox} % ensures that blocks of text occupy the same space
% for figures
\usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx} % [R] to use graphics
\usepackage{subfigure} % [R] to make subfigures
\usepackage{epstopdf} % [R] adds eps support in the graphics package
\usepackage{wrapfig} % to allow text to wrap around figures
% for tables
\usepackage[table]{xcolor}
\usepackage{multirow,bigstrut} % to have tables with merged rows
\usepackage{array, booktabs} % [R] for good looking tables
\usepackage{longtable} % to create tables that span more than one page
\usepackage{adjustbox} % so that long tables fit within the page
\usepackage{rotating} % adds support to rotate pages
% to write nice mathematical equations
\usepackage{mathtools} % [R] some mathematical tools
\usepackage{amsmath} % [R] to write math formulas easily
\usepackage{amssymb} % [R] for maths symbols
\usepackage{amsthm} % for the typesetting of theorems
\usepackage{esvect} % to make vector arrows
\usepackage{bm} % to make bold maths symbols
\usepackage{xfrac} % [R] to make in-text fractions
% more symbols
\usepackage{pifont} % Postscript standard Symbol and Dingbats fonts
\usepackage{gensymb} % generic symbols fonts
\usepackage{stackrel} % to stack things on top of each other
% to include urls
\usepackage{url} % to write urls
% to typeset pseudo code algorithms and source codes
\usepackage{algorithm} % to type set algorithms as pseudo code
\usepackage{algpseudocode} % more layout options for algorithm pseudo code
\usepackage{listings} % to add non-formatted text e.g. source code
% to typeset theorems, lemmas and definitions
\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}[chapter]
\newtheorem{lemma}{Lemma}
\newtheorem{definition}{Definition}
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% Information relevant to your dissertation.
% Substitute with your own name, supervisor and title details.
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\thesistitle{\LaTeX\ Template for the Final Year Project Dissertation} % title
\supervisor{Prof. Kenneth P. \textsc{Camilleri}} % supervisor
\cosupervisor{} % co-supervisor
\authors{Alexandra \textsc{Bonnici}} % your name
\keywords{Student, Guidelines, FYP dissertation} % keywords
\studentcode{12345M} % ID code
\department{Department of Systems and Control Engineering} % department name
\Udegree{Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.)}
\subject{Undergraduate Dissertation}
\UNIVERSITY{UNIVERSITY OF MALTA}
\faculty{Faculty of Engineering}
\newif\ifHaveACosupervisor
% toggle the comment on the true/false lines as appropriate
%\HaveACosupervisortrue
\HaveACosupervisorfalse
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% Creates the PDF meta-data (for the electronic version of your dissertation).
% There is no need to modify this information
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\hypersetup{urlcolor=blue,%
linkcolor=blue,%
citecolor=blue,%
colorlinks=true,%
hypertexnames=true}
\hypersetup{pdftitle={\ttitle}}
\hypersetup{pdfsubject=\subjectname}
\hypersetup{pdfauthor=\authornames}
\hypersetup{pdfkeywords=\keywordnames}
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% Creates the title page (typesetting is taken care of and details are as above)
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\title{\ttitle}
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% Creates the glossaries pages and index pages
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\makeglossaries
\makeindex
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% The actual start of the dissertation
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\begin{document}
\frontmatter % sets page numbers of the first few pages to roman
\setstretch{1.3} % ensures a one-and-a-half line spacing
\fancyhead{} % clears the headers
\rhead{\thepage} % sets the top right header to the page number
\lhead{} % ensures that the top left header remains empty
\pagestyle{fancy} % uses the "fancy" page style (adds the line at top)
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% Prints out the title page
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\input{./Chapters/TitlePage}
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% Prints out the copyright page (you do not need to modify this)
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\clearpage
\input{./Chapters/Copyright}
\clearpage
\input{./Chapters/DeclarationPage}
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% Prints out the abstract
% You will need to change the text in the file to reflect your own abstract
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\clearpage
\input{./Chapters/Abstract}
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% Prints out the acknowledgements page
% You will need to change the text to reflect your own acknowledgements
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\clearpage
\input{./Chapters/Acknowledgements}
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% Prints out the list of contents, figures and tables
% You don't have to modify any of this
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\clearpage
\pagestyle{fancy}
\lhead{\emph{Contents}}
\tableofcontents
\lhead{\emph{List of Figures}}
\listoffigures
\lhead{\emph{List of Tables}}
\listoftables
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% Prints out the list of acronyms
% No changes will be necessary if used properly within text
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\clearpage
\setglossarystyle{altlist}
\printglossary[type=\acronymtype, title=List of Acronyms, toctitle=List of Acronyms]
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% Prints out the list of symbols
% No changes will be necessary if used properly within text, comment if not relevant
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\clearpage
\setglossarystyle{list}
\printglossary[title=List of Symbols,toctitle=List of Symbols]
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% Prints out the chapter contents
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\mainmatter
\pagestyle{fancy}
\clearpage
\chapter{Introduction}
\label{Chapt:Introduction}
\lhead{Chapter \thechapter. \emph{Introduction}}
\input{./Chapters/Introduction}
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% Prints out any appendices (comment/delete if you do not need any)
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\clearpage
\addtocontents{toc}{\vspace{2em}}
\appendix
\baselineskip=16pt
\input{./Chapters/AppendixA}
\addtocontents{toc}{\vspace{2em}} % Add a gap in the Contents, for aesthetics
\backmatter
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% Prints out the bibliography
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\label{Bibliography}
\lhead{\emph{Bibliography}}
\renewcommand{\bibname}{References}
\bibliographystyle{MyBibliographyStyle}
\bibliography{./Chapters/FYPBibliography}
\end{document}