# 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:

```
.
├── 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](https://latex-project.org/).
+ On Linux, you may need to install `ttf-mscorefonts-installer` to use the Times New Roman font.
+ Adjust the variables set in [`config.tex`](config.tex).
+ Compile [`thesis.tex`](thesis.tex) using either your LaTeX editor or the command line. Make sure to specify LuaLaTeX and Biber as your compilers.

```sh
lualatex thesis.tex
biber thesis
lualatex thesis.tex
lualatex thesis.tex
```

## Contributors

This template has been compiled by:

+ Theresa Knoll
+ Florian Knoch