This LaTeX template is offered by the DBSE working group of the OVGU Magdeburg. The template provides an ideal starting point for your Bachelor or Master thesis. English and German languages are both supported.
\documentclass[
% final, % any \todo{<x>} commands are removed
% print, % removes link color for print version
% german % to switch language to German
]{thesis}
% A lot of important packages are loaded in the thesis.cls file, check first whether they are already loaded if you need a package.
% \usepackage{...}
% Change this to your needs.
\newcommand{\university}{Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg}
\newcommand{\school}{Faculty of Computer Science}
\newcommand{\logo}{\includegraphics[trim=0mm 0mm 50mm 0mm,clip,height=3cm]{ovgu}}
\newcommand{\advisorone}{Prof. X}
\newcommand{\departmentone}{}
\newcommand{\universityone}{National Aeronautics and Space Administration}
\newcommand{\advisortwo}{Dr. No}
\newcommand{\departmenttwo}{Department of Technical and Business Information Systems}
\newcommand{\universitytwo}{Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg}
\newcommand{\advisorthree}{}
\newcommand{\departmentthree}{}
\newcommand{\universitythree}{}
\newcommand{\thesiskind}{Bachelor / Master Thesis}
\newcommand{\theforename}{Jane}
\newcommand{\thesurname}{Doe}
\newcommand{\thetitle}{My Brilliant Thesis}
\newcommand{\thedate}{January 1, 2030}
\newcommand{\theyear}{2030}
\newcommand{\signatureplace}{Magdeburg}
\newcommand{\signaturedate}{1st January 2030}
% Here, you can define acronyms for consistent usage in your text like this:
% \acro{key}{XYZ}{Correctly Capitalized Acronym}{all lowercase acronym}
% cite with \gls{key}, \Gls{key} (at the start of a sentence), \glspl{key} (plural form), \gls{key} (plural at start of sentence)
% Only the acronyms you actually use in the text are shown in the list of acronyms.
\newcommand{\acro}[4]{\newacronym[description=#3]{#1}{#2}{#4}}
\newcommand{\makeacronyms}{
\acro{spl}{SPL}{Software Product Line}{software product line}
\acro{fol}{FOL}{First-Order Logic}{first-order logic}
\acro{slr}{SLR}{Systematic Literature Review}{systematic literature review}
% ...
}
% For some theses a list of symbols can be nice. For example usage, see below.
\newcommand{\category}[3]{\newglossaryentry{_#2}{type=symbol, name={#3}, description={}, sort={#1}}}
\newcommand{\sym}[5]{\newglossaryentry{#3}{type=symbol, name={\ensuremath{#4}}, sort={#2}, description={#5}, parent=_#1}}
\newcommand{\makesymbols}{
\category{1}{general}{General}
\category{2}{logic}{First-Order and Dynamic Logic}
\sym{general}{1}{subst}{\alpha[x \backslash y]}{Substitution of $x$ in $\alpha$ with $y$}
\sym{general}{2}{power}{\mathcal{P}(A)}{Power set of a set $A$}
\sym{general}{3}{restrict}{f|_{A'}}{Restriction of a function $f \colon A \to B$ to a smaller domain $A' \subseteq A$}
\sym{logic}{1}{pand}{A \pand B}{Formalization of the sentence ``\emph{P} and \emph{Q}''}
% ...
}
% These are custom commands (or macros). They are useful for example for mathematical notations that you use often.
\newcommand{\todots}{\todo{[...]}} % mark as todo
\newcommand{\eg}{e.g.,\ } % abbreviates "for example, ..."
\newcommand{\ie}{i.e.,\ } % abbreviates "that is, ..."
\newcommand{\cf}[1]{(cf.~\autoref{#1})} % abbreviates "(confer ...)"
\newcommand{\myparagraph}[1]{\noindent \textit{\biolinum #1}.} % starts a little subparagraph
\newcommand{\m}[1]{\ensuremath{\mathit{#1}}} % write some text both in- and outside of math mode
\newcommand{\pand}{\wedge} % logical conjunction
\newcommand{\por}{\vee} % logical disjunction
\newcommand{\pnot}{\neg} % logical negation
\newcommand{\pequals}{\leftrightarrow} % logical equality
\newcommand{\pimplies}{\rightarrow} % logical implication
\newcommand{\defeq}{\vcentcolon=} % defining equals sign
\newcommand{\RQ}[1]{\ensuremath{\text{RQ}_{#1}}} % research question
% document
\hypersetup{pdfauthor={\theforename\ \thesurname}, pdftitle={\thetitle}}
\makeindex
\makeglossaries
\makeacronyms
\makesymbols
\begin{document}
\frontmatter
\renewcommand{\proofname}{\itshape\biolinum{Proof}} % only relevant if you use the proof environment
\newcommand{\theauthor}{\theforename\ \thesurname}
\newcommand{\theauthorrev}{\thesurname,\ \theforename}
\graphicspath{{files/}}
\pagenumbering{roman}
% the first page - you can change this by setting the commands at the beginning of this file
\begin{titlepage}
\thispagestyle{empty}
\begin{center}
{\university}\\[0.4cm]
{\school}\\[2.0cm]
\hbox{}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{\textwidth}
\begin{center}
\logo
\end{center}
\end{minipage}
\hfill\hbox{}
\ \\[0.4cm]
{\large \thesiskind \\[1cm]}
{\LARGE\bfseries\biolinum \thetitle \\[1cm]}
{\iftoggle{german}{Autor}{Author}:}\\[0.4cm]
{\large \theauthor}\\[0.8cm]
{\large\thedate}\\[0.8cm]
\end{center}
\vspace*{\fill}
{\iftoggle{german}{Betreuer}{Advisors}:}\\[0.3cm]
\ifdefempty{\advisorone}{}{{\large\advisorone}\\[0.1cm]}
\ifdefempty{\departmentone}{}{{\departmentone}\\[0.1cm]}
\ifdefempty{\universityone}{}{{\universityone}\\[0.3cm]}
\ifdefempty{\advisortwo}{}{{\large\advisortwo}\\[0.1cm]}
\ifdefempty{\departmenttwo}{}{{\departmenttwo}\\[0.1cm]}
\ifdefempty{\universitytwo}{}{{\universitytwo}\\[0.3cm]}
\ifdefempty{\advisorthree}{}{{\large\advisorthree}\\[0.1cm]}
\ifdefempty{\departmentthree}{}{{\departmentthree}\\[0.1cm]}
\ifdefempty{\universitythree}{}{{\universitythree}}
\end{titlepage}
% the second page
\thispagestyle{empty}
\vspace*{\fill}
\begin{minipage}{15.0cm}
\textbf{\theauthorrev:}\\
\emph{\thetitle\\}
\thesiskind, \university, \theyear.
\end{minipage}
\newpage
\iftoggle{german}{\chapter*{Zusammenfassung}}{\chapter*{Abstract}}
Besides the title, the abstract is the most important part of your thesis, as most readers will only read title and abstract.
Your goal is to advertise the rest of the thesis for potential readers.
For that, you briefly explain what you are focusing on in the thesis.
With a misleading abstract, you will miss interested readers and maybe even attract readers with wrong assumptions about your work which will stop reading soon.
The abstract should describe the general area as well as the most interesting insights of the work.
It is crucial to find the right level of abstraction and length.
An abstract typically consists of one paragraph that is significantly shorter than the introduction.
Abstracts typically follow the same structure.
You start by describing the research area as well as the general and the specific problem you are focusing on.
Then, you outline how you approach the problem in terms of concepts and evaluations.
Finally, you close with the most interesting insights that you gained and why they are relevant for the research area.
\blankpage
\iftoggle{german}{\chapter*{Danksagungen}}{\chapter*{Acknowledgments}}
If you want to, you can thank your advisors and/or anyone else who supported you during the thesis in some way.
% table of contents
\blankpage
{\parskip 0pt \pdfbookmark{\contentsname}{\contentsname}\chapterheadfont \tableofcontents}
\blankpage
% remove this if you do not want a list of figures, tables, or listings
\listoffigures
\listoftables
\lstlistoflistings
% remove this if you do not want a list of symbols or acronyms
\glsaddall[types={symbol}]
\printglossary[type=acronym,
title=\iftoggle{german}{Abkürzungsverzeichnis}{List of Acronyms},
toctitle=\iftoggle{german}{Abkürzungsverzeichnis}{List of Acronyms}]
\printglossary[type=symbol,style=supergroup]
\mainmatter
\pagenumbering{arabic}
% Here comes the main text of your thesis.
% Change this as you like - every thesis looks different, this is only an example.
\include{text/introduction}
\include{text/background}
\include{text/concept}
\include{text/implementation}
\include{text/evaluation}
\include{text/related_work}
\include{text/conclusion}
\appendix
\include{text/appendix}
% Usually, you will create your bibliography with BibTeX files, which can be exported from many literature management tools. For an example, see thesis.bib.
\cleardoublepage
\phantomsection
\bibliography{literature/thesis}
\cleardoublepage
\backmatter
\phantomsection
\printindex
% You need to sign this when submitting your thesis to the examination office.
\thispagestyle{empty}
\vspace*{38\baselineskip}
\hbox to \textwidth{\hrulefill}
\par
\iftoggle{german}{
Hiermit erkläre ich, dass ich die vorliegende Arbeit selbstständig verfasst und keine anderen als die angegebenen Quellen und Hilfsmittel benutzt habe.
Weiterhin wurde die Arbeit bisher weder in einem anderen Prüfungsverfahren vorgelegt noch anderweitig veröffentlicht.
Textpassagen, die wörtlich oder dem Sinn nach auf anderen Quellen beruhen, sind als solche kenntlich gemacht.}{
I herewith assure that I wrote the present thesis independently, that the thesis has not been partially or fully submitted as graded academic work and that I have used no other means than the ones indicated.
I have indicated all parts of the work in which sources are used according to their wording or to their meaning.}
\signatureplace, \signaturedate
\clearpage
\end{document}