Master's and PhD Dissertations Instructions Material

Pre-requisites, Topics and outcomes

Course Name: Master's and PhD Dissertation guidelines, 2024. Institute name: MBM University, Jodhpur

Pre-requisites: Mathematics, Statistics, Probability Theory, Computer Fundamentals, Python, AI

Syllabus

Basic Concepts

The thesis typesetting work can be made more efficient, accurate, and repetition-free using modern computerized tools, that are availabe online as well as offline. Among these the most common is Latex. This helps automatic generation of page numbering, table of contents, indexes, and bibliography. The Latex can be installed in Windows by name Miktek or Texmaker, and in Linux as Taxmaker or Kile. The Texmaker (Latex) can also be used online through its website overleaf.com. Alternatively, a WYSIWYG tool whose files can be directly converted into Tex files if Lyx. All these tools are Open source and Free.

Latex Templates for writing PhD / Master's Thesis

Download all the following files in a folder, uncompress figures.zip in folder named as "figures", then compile the root file "thesis.tex" file to .pdf using Texmaker or Kile.

abstract.tex Abstract's File
ack.tex Acknowledgment File
chap1.tex General guidelines for sections, subsections, paragraphs, type setting mathematical equations, special characters, quotes, referring figures, tables, citing other works.
chap2.tex Placing figures, resizing, itemizing, enumerating, multiple figures, verbatim text.
chap3.tex Typesetting tables, simple and complex tables
chap4.tex Lists, and processes
chap5.tex Dealing with errors
chap6.tex Bibliography management through Bibtex
ref.bib Bibliography references file ref.bibs
biblatex.sty Bibliography style file
thesis.sty Thesis style file
thesis.tex Thesis root file that has links to chapters' Tex files, and has formating instructions.
figures.zip All figures in zipped form
thesis.pdf This thesis.pdf file will be generated when root file thesis.tex is compiled

Latex/doc templates for research articles

Following are the templates of research articles, in .tex form and how their compiled .pdf files, to get idea as how the source file gets formatted through latex.