Augusta University School of Computer and Cyber Sciences Ms and PhD Template

Quick Start

Download md_version.zip or tex_version.zip to write your thesis in markdown or latex from https://github.com/the-au-forml-lab/au_ccs_dissertation_template/releases/latest/.

You are welcome to reach out to caubert@augusta.edu or through github's issue tracker if you have questions, preferably after reading the instructions below and the additional documentation.

Presentation

This template was designed for Ms and PhD students from the School of Cyber and Computer Sciences at Augusta University as an alternative to the standard, "ETD" template offered by the Graduate School. Students more comfortable with the docx format or not willing to learn to use LaTeX and / or markdown should use this standard template instead.

Caution

The student and their advisor are strongly encouraged to make sure that the manuscript comply with the Forms, Policies, and Procedures of Augusta University's Graduate School themselves. This template was developed with extreme care, and students and advisors are encouraged to report any mismatch or issue they may encounter, to caubert@augusta.edu or through github's issue tracker.

This template is offered in two versions, at https://github.com/the-au-forml-lab/au_ccs_dissertation_template/releases/latest/:

• The tex version is a standard tex document that can be compiled using latexmk or any standard LaTeX distribution,
• The markdown version is a markdown document that can be compiled using pandoc.

Note that the tex version is actually obtained from the markdown version, thanks to pandoc's ability to convert markdown documents into tex documents. This conversion takes place when the markdown version is used to produce the final pdf "under the hood", which allows the markdown version to use both the LaTeX and the markdown syntaxes. Both versions are commented and links to relevant documentations / questions are included.

Important notice: Those documents have been approved by the graduate school and the University Libraries regarding the font, spacing, margins, and other important conventions. Please, do not edit portions of the documents labeled

⚠ Do not edit ⚠ 

Details on the tex version

The tex version of this template can be compiled using latexmk, by running

latexmk -pdf -xelatex main.tex

in the tex_version folder. The "main.tex" document is "standalone" in the sense that it is not divided into smaller tex files, but students should feel free to split it by using the \input{…} and \include{…} commands.

Start by looking for

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%% To be filled %
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

and replace the values of the commands from \yourtitle{…} to \yourdate{…}, uncommenting \togglefalse{ms} and commenting \toggletrue{ms} if you are a PhD student.

Requirements

• LaTeX,
• latexmk (it is possible that it is already part of your LaTeX installation).

Details on the markdown version

The markdown version of this template can be compiled using pandoc, by running

make

in the md_version folder.

Start by editing the file info/info.tex with your information.

Requirements

• The ability to execute makefile (e.g., a UNIX system, a system with Cygwin, or some other trick), or you can also simply open the makefile file to "extract" the pandoc options needed to compile properly this document,
• the latest version of pandoc,
• LaTeX (refer to the instructions on the pandoc installation page or at https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/1092), it is probaby better to install a minimal installation, and then to fetch the missing packages one by one, using e.g. /usr/local/texlive/2021/bin/x86_64-linux/tlmgr install environ for the environ package,
• latexmk (version 4.74. or higher, it is possible that it is already part of your LaTeX installation),
• entr if you want to use the command make watch that automatically re-compile your source when it is saved.

Additional Information

Please, refer to the Thesis/PhD Dissertation Preparation Booklet from the graduate school and the University Libraries for additional information, tips and advises.

Credits and Licence

• This template was created taking inspiration from Augusta University's Biostat dissertation template.
• This template uses and redistributes the TeX Gyre Termes font (version 2.004), placed under the GUST Font License, which is an extension of the The LaTeX Project Public License.
• This template uses and redistributes the Symbola font (version 10.24), which is "free for any use".
• The file code/hello_world.c is courtesy of Brian Kernighan.
• The file pdf/simulation_of_two_ways_pushdown_automata_revisited.pdf is courtesy of Robert Glück and under Creative Commons Attribution License.
• The file pictures/D_un_autre_age.jpg is courtesy of Jérôme Minard and under copyleft.
• Unless otherwise noted, this template is under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
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