UMB-Thesis-Template
A Latex template for the UMB Thesis. This can be used for both, Masters and Ph.D.
Although it is not required to use this template: Included in this project are the .project and .texlipse files for TeXlipse using Eclipse which are explained here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfQ2U2kG4Wg
Start by editing the sample latex document umb-thesis.tex
You can compile on the command line using pdflatex umb-thesis.tex to generate a new umb-thesis.pdf file. If you are using TeXlipse when you save a new pdf file will be generated automatically.
This template is made possible by:
Henry Z. Lo - UMass Boston
Joseph Paul Cohen - UMass Boston
Swami Iyer - UMass Boston
Stephen Revilak - UMass Boston
Laurentiu Cristofor - UMass Boston
John Heidemann
Richard B. Wales
Eduardo Krell
Leslie Lamport
Documentation
Here is some basic documentation for the parameters to the template. You should start with the example tex file that uses the template.
User-visible options and commands special in this style:
Optional arguments to "\documentstyle" command:
MA, MS, PhD, EdD
Type of degree being awarded. Default is "PhD". If "EdD"
is specified, a "\nodepartment" command is assumed (but
can be overridden with a "\department{...}" command).
single, double
Line spacing. Default is "double".
NOTE: Single spacing is NON-CONFORMING to the RFTADP.
twoside Two-sided printing (for a duplex printer). NOTE: two-sided printing is NON-CONFORMING to the RFTADP.
nohyphenatetitles, hyphenatetitles Don't hyphenate section (and subsection...) titles. Default is hyphenatetitles.
Commands (to specify preliminary page info):
\title{X}
Set the document title to "X". Must always be specified.
\author{X}
Set the author to "X". Must always be specified.
\authortitles{X}
Set the author titles to "X". Must always be specified.
\department{X}
Set the department name (in the degree title) to "X".
Must always be specified, unless a "\nodepartment" command
is given, or unless the "EdD" argument is supplied in the
"\documentstyle" command.
\thesis{X}
Set the document type to "thesis", and the degree name to
"X". This command is normally not needed, since an "MA"
or "MS" option to "\documentstyle" will do the same thing
in all standard situations.
\dissertation{X}
Set the document type to "dissertation", and the degree
name to "X". This command is normally not needed, since
a "PhD" or "EdD" option to "\documentstyle" will do the
same thing in all standard situations.
\nodepartment
Omit the department name from the degree title. This
command should be used only in situations where the
department name is officially unnecessary (such as when an
"EdD" or customized degree title is specified).
\degreemonth{X}
Set the month in which the degree will be awarded to "X".
Default is the current month.
\degreeyear{X}
Set the year in which the degree will be awarded to "X".
Default is the current year.
\copyrightyear{X}
Set the year which appears in the copyright notice to "X".
Default is the degree year (see above). If the copyright
and degree years are different, both will be included in
the copyright notice (with the copyright year first).
\nocopyright
Don't include a copyright notice at all. A completely
blank "copyright" page will be produced instead.
\titlesize{X}
Print the document title (on the "title" and "abstract"
pages) in "X" size type. Default is "Large" (17-point).
Although any LaTeX type size name will be accepted, the
only non-default value likely to give satisfactory results
is "LARGE" (20-point).
\chair{X, Y}
The committee chair's name is "X", academic title is "Y".
There may be up to three chairs (co-chairs); co-chairs
are printed in the given order on the "signature" page
(before the other members specified in "\member" commands;
see below).
\member{X, Y}
The name of one committee member (other than the chair or
a co-chair) is "X", and academic title is "Y". There may
be up to six of these; they are printed in order on the
"signature" page, after the chair(s).
\director{X}
The name of the Program Director. This is printed in the
right side of the page, after the chair and members of the
committee.
\deptchair{X}
The name of the Department Chair. This is printed in the
right side of the page, after the chair, members of the
committee, and Program Director
\dedication{X}
The text "X" is used as the dedication (in a "center"
environment). Default is not to have a dedication.
\acknowledgments{X}
The text "X" is used for the "ACKNOWLEDGMENTS" page.
Default is not to have an "ACKNOWLEDGMENTS" page.
\vitaitem{X}{Y}
An entry is added to the "VITA" page, with year "X" and
text "Y".
\publication{X}
A "publication" entry is added to the "VITA" page, with
text "X".
\presentation{X}
A "presentation" entry is added to the "VITA" page, with
text "X".
\abstract{X}
The text "X" is used as the abstract.
\makeintropages
Generate the introductory pages in the proper sequence.