This is an attempt to clone Qatar University’s TAD engineering template to LaTeX. Note that it is not official yet.
Several students have confirmed submitting using this template between Spring 2020 and Spring 2021. So, probably yes. If anything is wrong TAD would reply specifying their comments. If they do and you don’t know how to fix it, start an issue here.
thesis.tex should contain you actual work and refs.bib is your bibliography file.
Compile with xelatex and biber. It should work fine with most LaTeX tools like Overleaf, TeXstudio, and others.
thesis-org.org can be also used if you are an Emacs org-mode user. You would also need to evaluate qutad.el to add the LaTeX class. You can also add its content to your Emacs init file if you like.
Every file in this repository has a purpose. The list below explains the role of every file.
| File | Details |
|---|---|
| thesis.pdf | An example compiled PDF. Only used to showcase the template. Can be removed. |
| thesis.tex | The main TeX file you will be editing to write your content. |
| refs.bib | The bibliography file. Edit to add your references. |
| qutad.cls | The class used to build the template. Do not edit this unless you know what you’re doing. |
| samplefig.png | Just a sample PNG figure. Remove after writing your actual content. |
For Emacs org-mode users, the files below can be used. Note these files can be deleted too if you are not an org-mode user.
| File | Details |
|---|---|
| thesis-org.org | The equivalent of thesis.tex but in org-mode. |
| qutad.el | Evaluate this to add the LaTeX class. |
And don’t forget to use org-ref! It works like charm with this setup.
Pull requests are welcomed on the repo. If any difference from the original Word template was found please report an issue here.
No known issues so far. If you find any, start an issue here.