University of Denver Dissertation Template
Author
Erik Mekelburg
Last Updated
1年前
License
Creative Commons CC BY 4.0
Abstract
Dissertation template following the 2023 University of Denver formatting guidelines.
% 2023 University of Denver PhD Dissertation LaTeX Template
% Created by Erik Mekelburg in 2023 erik.mekelburg@du.edu
% This template aims to fulfill University formatting requirements for dissertations and has been used for successful submission.
% The template is optimized for use with Overleaf.
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\documentclass[12pt]{report}
\usepackage{dustyle}
\usepackage{graphicx,srcltx,textcomp,longtable,amssymb,amsthm,amsmath,color,xcolor,pgf,bbm}
\usepackage{url} % This makes \url work
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows,decorations.pathmorphing,backgrounds,fit,positioning,shapes.symbols,chains}
\usepackage{subcaption}
\usepackage{color,soul}
\usepackage{pdflscape}
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.5}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\usepackage{tabularray}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{xltabular}
\usepackage{indentfirst} % indentiation of paragraphs required by DU guidelines
\setlength{\parindent}{28pt}
% double spacing between footnotes, with single space within
\setlength{\footnotesep}{.75\baselineskip}
% allow stretching of blocks to avoid arbitrary block cuts
\emergencystretch=3em
\usepackage[all]{nowidow} % avoid widows and orphas (<2 lines of paragraph of a page)
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% Citation and bibliography commands.
\usepackage[nonamebreak,round]{natbib}
%\bibliographystyle{plainnat}
\bibliographystyle{apa-good} % depends on department preference, apa-good requires the apa-good.pst file to be present in the main directory of the project
\usepackage{lipsum} %for dummy text
%-------------------------------------------
% TITLE PAGE
\title{DISSERTATION TITLE.}
\author{Author Name}
\date{June 2023} % Enter graduation Month Year
\supervisor{Advisor Name}
\supervisortitle{Advisor Title, Daniels School of Business, University of Denver}
%-------------------------------------------
% OPTIONAL COPYRIGHT NOTICE
\authorlegal{Author Copyright Name}
%-------------------------------------------
% OPTIONAL DEDICATION
\dedication{Write your dedication text in italics here.} % If not applicable, comment out this line to hide the optional dedication page.
%-------------------------------------------
% OPTIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
\acknowledgement{Write your acknowledgement text here.} % If not applicable, comment out this line to hide the optional acknowledgement page.
%-------------------------------------------
% ABSTRACT
\abstract{\lipsum[1]
\jelclassification{C45, C51, C52}
\keywords{keyword1, keyword2, keyword3}
}
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\begin{document}
\maketitle
\setcounter{page}{2}
% OPTIONAL COPYRIGHT NOTICE
\makecopyright
% INSERT OPTIONAL DEDICATION PAGE (uncomment if required)
%\makededication
% OPTIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PAGE (uncomment if required)
%\makeacknowledgement
\makeabstract
\tableofcontents
% LIST OF TABLES (If not applicable, comment out this line to hide the optional List of Tables)
\clearpage \phantomsection \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{LIST OF TABLES}
\listoftables
%-------------------------------------------
% LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (If not applicable, comment out this line to hide the optional List of Illustrations)
\clearpage \phantomsection \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS}
\listoffigures
%-------------------------------------------
% MAIN TEXT
\begin{mainf} % The main body of your dissertation starts below this line
\chapter{INTRODUCTION}
\lipsum[2] \citep{welch2008comprehensive}.
\chapter{REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE}
\lipsum[1]
\section{Section 1}
\lipsum[2]
\section{Section 2}
\lipsum[5]
\chapter{METHOD}
\lipsum[1]
\begin{equation}
y_{t+h|t} = \sum_{m=1}^M{\omega_{m,h}y_{t+h|t}^{(m)}}
\end{equation}
\lipsum[2]
\chapter{RESULTS}
% Example how to refer to tables and figures
Table \ref{tab.example} shows that [...] \lipsum[1].
% Example how to bring in table
\input{tables/tab.example}
Figure \ref{fig.example} \lipsum[2-3].
% Example how to bring in tikz picture
\begin{figure}%[H]%[hp!]
\centering
\caption{Figure Title}
\label{fig.example}
\input{figures/fig.example}
%\vspace{-.5cm}
\caption*{\small Figure sub-caption. \lipsum[1].}
\end{figure}
\lipsum[3]
\chapter{DISCUSSION}
\lipsum[2]
How do to a multi-line quote: \cite{rapach2010out} say that
\begin{singlespacing}
\begin{quote}
``the reduction in forecast variance and relatively
small forecast bias enable the combination forecast to significantly outperform the historical average benchmark on a consistent basis over time'' (p. 823).
\end{quote}
\end{singlespacing}
\lipsum[2]
\section{Practical and Theoretical Implications}
\lipsum[4]
\section{Limitations and Future Research}
\lipsum[4] \footnote{Footnote example \lipsum[1]} \footnote{Footnote example: double space between and single space within footnotes. \lipsum[1]}
\section{Conclusion}
\lipsum[4]
% end of main text body
\end{mainf}
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\begin{bibliof}
%\nocite{*} % If applicable, uncomment this line to display all entries in the .bib file, not only the ones referenced in the text
\bibliography{bibliography}
\end{bibliof}
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% OPTIONAL APPENDICES
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\begin{append}
\chapter{\MakeUppercase{AppendixName1}}
\lipsum[2-4]
\end{append}
\end{document}