thesis-template

LaTeX template for writing your thesis. It is adapted to the common needs in Information Systems theses at the University of Bamberg.

Getting started

These are the files relevant to your thesis:

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├── images
│   └── sample.png
├── sections
│   ├── abstract.tex
│   ├── acknowledgement.tex
│   ├── acronyms.tex
│   ├── appendix.tex
│   ├── background.tex
│   ├── conclusion.tex
│   ├── contents.tex
│   ├── declaration.tex
│   ├── discussion.tex
│   ├── introduction.tex
│   ├── method.tex
│   └── results.tex
├── bibliography.bib
├── config.tex
├── preamble.tex
├── thesis.tex
└── titlepage.tex

• images/: subdirectory for graphics
• sections/: subdirectory for all the sections of your thesis
• bibliography.bib: contains your references
• config.tex: allows to specify your information for the front matter
• preamble.tex: LaTeX packages used in this project
• thesis.tex: root file for this document – this is the one you will compile
• titlepage.tex: the title page

Compiling the document

• Install LaTeX.
• On Linux, you may need to install ttf-mscorefonts-installer to use the Times New Roman font.
• Adjust the variables set in config.tex.
• Compile thesis.tex using either your LaTeX editor or the command line. Make sure to specify LuaLaTeX and Biber as your compilers.

lualatex thesis.tex
biber thesis
lualatex thesis.tex
lualatex thesis.tex

Contributors

This template has been compiled by:

• Theresa Knoll
• Florian Knoch