wsu-thesis

A Quarto extension for Washington State University MA theses and PhD dissertations based on the MS Word template available here. This extension targets the docx output format, although pdf and html should work too.

Installing

If you haven't already, install Quarto. Then, in a terminal (not the R console), enter:

quarto use template grasshoppermouse/wsu-thesis

This will install the extension and create example index.qmd and chapter.qmd files that you can use as a starting place for your thesis.

Using

Edit the _quarto.yml file with your information, e.g., name, thesis title, degree, and so forth.

The index.qmd file is required, and contains the title page and other front matter that will be filled in with the information in the _quarto.yml file. The chapter folder contains stub chapter.qmd files. Number the chapter files in order, and add the file names to the _quarto.qmd file.

Note

After rendering, the docx file must be manually edited to conform to WSU formatting and other requirements.