umsthesis is a LaTeX class for authoring theses that fulfill formatting specifications required by Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), commissioned by Mohd Kamalrulzaman Md Akhir.
This is version 1.0 (August 4, 2016).
Update announcements will appear here.
Important: Compile with xelatex!
%!TEX ROOT=sample-thesis.tex
%!TEX PROGRAM=xelatex
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%% Sample thesis using umsthesis.cls, August 4, 2016.
%% by Lian Tze LIM (liantze@gmail.com)
%% http://liantze.penguinattack.org/latextypesetting.html#umsthesis
%%
%% Possible options:
%% english -- Thesis in English (default).
%% bahasam -- Thesis in Bahasa Malaysia.
%% usesansmath -- Uses Tahoma for alphabetic math symbols too
%% microtype -- Even nicer typographic output! Reduces chances of hyphenation
%% but *sometimes* (though rare) may cause an endless loop as
%% the typesetting engine tries to find an optimal line break.
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\documentclass[microtype]{umsthesis}
% \documentclass[microtype,bahasam]{umsthesis}
%% Theses in Bahasa Malaysia may use another style;
%% consult your faculty/school and change accordingly
\usepackage[natbibapa]{apacite}
\setcitestyle{notesep={: }}
\apptocmd{\bibfont}{\SingleSpacing}{}{}
\setlength{\bibsep}{\onelineskip}
\bibliographystyle{apacite}
%% Load any other packages you need here
\usepackage{graphicx}
%% Very useful if you're in engineering, chemistry, physics
\usepackage{siunitx}
%% Various symbols (e.g. musical notes)
\usepackage{wasysym}
%% Just for generating dummy text.
\usepackage{lipsum}
% %% Information about your thesis
\author{Lim Lian Tze}
\matric{PK00001}
\title{\LaTeX{} Thesis Template for Universiti Sabah Malaysia}
\degree{Doctor of Philosophy}
\studyfield{Computer Science}
\faculty{Faculty of Engineering}
\submissionyear{2016}
% \submissionmonth{March}
\vivadate{20 May 2016}
\begin{document}
\frontmatter
%% Generates the cover page, a blank page, and then the title page
\makecoverandtitlepage
%% Candidate's Declaration (remember to sign!)
\makedeclaration{1 Aug 2016}
%% Supervisor's Declaration (remember to sign!)
\begin{SVdeclaration}
\member{Main Supervisor}{Name of Supervisor}
\member{Co-Supervisor}{Name of Co-supervisor}
\end{SVdeclaration}
%% Acknowledgements in a separate file
\input{acknowledgements}
%% English and Malay abstracts in their respective files
\inputEnAbstract{sample-abstract}
\inputMsAbstract[Nyatakan Tajuk Bahasa Malaysia]{sample-msabstract}
%% Content lists
{\clearpage\SingleSpacing
\tableofcontents\clearpage
\listoftables\clearpage
\listoffigures\clearpage
\listofphotos\clearpage
\input{abbrevlist}\clearpage
\input{symbollist}\clearpage
\input{musiclist}\clearpage
\listofappendices\clearpage
}
\mainmatter
%% Recommended to put chapters in separate files
\input{sample-chap-intro}
\input{sample-chap-dummy}
%% Your .bib bibliography file (without .bib extension)
\bibliography{myrefs}
%% Glossary (optional)
\input{glossary}
% %% Recommended to put appendices in separate files
\appendix
\input{sample-appen-manual}
\input{sample-appen-try}
\end{document}