Your thesis is likely to be the longest technical document you have ever compiled and can seem a daunting task. But if done well, you will leave behind a lasting record of your achievements. This workshop explores how LaTeX can be used to typeset a thesis in a professional and aesthetic way, which conforms to the Imperial College guidelines. You will practise using a variety of LaTeX packages, will receive personalised feedback on your typesetting, and will leave with your thesis template.

Syllabus:

• Thesis requirements
• Page numbering
• Margins
• Footnotes
• Line spacing
• Title pages
• Thesis preamble
• Tables of contents
• Appendices
• Splitting your document
• Hyperlinks
• Graphicspath
• Subfigures
• Custom commands
• Acronyms
• Bibliography Management

The course will be delivered through a combination of slides, and hands-on practicals.

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this workshop you will be able to:

• Identify an array of useful LaTeX packages 
• Recognise when and how to split large documents into manageable subdocuments 
• Employ custom formatting and referencing 
• Assess and respond to LaTeX compiler output 
• Develop a full thesis template
  
  

Dates & Booking Information

• Thursday 04 November 2021, 14:00-17:00, MS Teams
• Wednesday 08 December 2021, 10:00-13:00, MS Teams
• Wednesday 26 January 2022, 14:00-17:00, South Kensington
• Friday 25 March 2022, 10:00-13:00, MS Teams
  
• Friday 29 April 2022, 10:00-13:00, South Kensington
• Tuesday 31 May 2022, 10:00-13:00, MS Teams
  
• Friday 24 June 2022, 14:00-17:00, South Kensington

Please select a date and book on via Inkpath using your Imperial Single-Sign-On.