A LaTeX template for CSC Master's theses which conforms to the guidelines given by the graduate education department.
Most files have examples on how they should be used inside of them. I've compiled this handy checklist below which outlines what you need to do to start writing (besides overcoming the overwhelming mountain of things you'd rather be doing).
- Update the
frontmatter.texfile. This is where all the basics are defined, your thesis title, your name, your committee members, etc. - Start writing chapters! Every chapter goes inside of the
chaptersfolder and should be imported in thechapter-outline.texfile using the\include{chapters/your-chapter}syntax. This makes reordering chapters a breeze! (Trust me, you'll do it) - Drop all of your fancy graphs into the
figuresfolder for safe keeping - Got some appendices? You're covered, same idea as with chapters, but using
appendix-outline.texand theappendicesfolder instead. - Write your abstract in
abstract.tex. That's it. The template takes care of all the formatting for you. - Don't forget to thank your parents! Fill in
acknowledgements.tex. - Be sure to cite your sources in
bibliography.bib. If you use Google Scholar to find your sources, it will provide you withbibtexoutput under the "cite" option.
Want to take your thesis writing to the cloud?!?! Or, you know, don't want to install the ~3GB girthy monstrosity that is LaTeX on your pristine machine? Use ShareLaTeX.
I used ShareLaTeX to write my thesis and only experienced two days of downtime! I also didn't kill myself!
-- Andrew Guenther, Cal Poly CSC Graduate
If you have a general question about LaTeX, I would recommend you do a Google search first and check out the TeX Stack Exchange. If you have a question specifically about this template and its use, feel free to submit an issue using the "question" tag.