LaTeX Thesis Template - ITESM

This a template for ITESM thesis projects in English.

This template was inspired by the phdDissertationFormat.sty file created by Luis Marcelo Fernandez Carrasco. Updated by Daniel Solano (daster).

The template uses a LaTeX class file 'TecThesis.cls', and a 'definitions.sty' file.

Folder structure

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├── Additional                      # FOLDER for additional .tex files
│   ├── abstractFile.tex            # .tex file for the abstract
│   ├── acknowledgementFile.tex     # .tex file for acknowledgements
│   ├── Appendix_01.tex             # .tex file for appendix
│   ├── dedicationFile.tex          # .tex file for the dedication
│   └── vitaFile.tex                # .tex file for your CV
├── Chapters                        # FOLDER for thesis chapters
│   ├── Chapter_01.tex              # Chapter example
│   └── Chapter_02.tex              # Chapter example
├── main.tex                        # Main .tex file
├── definitions.sty                # .sty file for variable document definitions
├── TecThesis.cls                   # LaTeX class file
├── escudo-itesm.png                # TEC logo
├── References.bib                  # Referneces .bib file
└── README.md

Template manual

Keep the TecThesis.cls class file and the definitions.sty style file, in your project folder file, and load them from the main.tex file. DO NOT change the first to arguments of main.tex:

\documentclass{TecThesis} 
\usepackage{definitions}

Fell free to modify your personal and project information using the definitions.sty file:

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%  Author's / DATE / TITLE
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% The research center you are associated with:
\researchCenter{Research Center}

%%  VERY IMPORTANT: Your name / AUTHOR'S NAME: 
\doctoralStudent{Juanito Perez}

%%  The month when you give your thesis:
\dissertationMonth{April}

%%  The year when you give your thesis:
\dissertationYear{2023}

%%  The title of your dissertation:
\dissertationTitle{Thesis title}

%%  The campus where you are to give your thesis:
\campus{Monterrey}

%%  Your major
\major{Nanotechnology}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%  Advisor & Commitee members
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%  Your advisor's name:
\advisor{Dr. Advisors Name}

%%  Your advisor's institution:
\advisorInstitution{Tecnol\'{o}gico de Monterrey}

%%  Committee member A's name:
\committeeMemberA{Committee member A's name}

%%  Committee member A's institution:
\committeeMemberAInstitution{Committee member A's institution}

%%  Committee member B's name:
\committeeMemberB{Committee member B's name}

%%  Committee member B's institution:
\committeeMemberBInstitution{Committee member B's institution}

%%  Graduate program director's name:
\graduateProgramDirector{Dr. Jorge Welti Chanes}        			

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%%  Load the required files such as Abstract, acknowledgements, det,etc.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\abstractFile{./Additional/abstractFile}                                     	%%  This is a plain tex file that holds your abstract
\acknowledgementFile{./Additional/acknowledgementFile}                       	%%  This is a plain tex file that holds your acknowledgements
\dedicationFile{./Additional/dedicationFile}                                 	%%  This is a plain tex file that holds your dedication