This assumes you know what Quarto is, and you have set it up. Otherwise, see TheWiki.
- Download the entire repository by clicking here
- Extract the zip file you just downloaded.
- You must to do the following before you start writing.
- Fill the correct
title
in_quarto.yml
. - Fill the correct
author
in_quarto.yml
. - Fill the correct
date
in_quarto.yml
. This is the submission date. - Fill the correct
date-title
in_quarto.yml
. It must be in the format "May 2023". - Fill the correct
regno
in_quarto.yml
. - Fill the correct
supervisor
in_quarto.yml
. - Fill the correct
TC1
,TC2
andTC3
in_quarto.yml
. - Create your
references.bib
file, either manually or by zotero. See TheWiki
- Fill the correct
- Now, start writing your chapters.
- Write the introduction in
intro.qmd
. - Write chapter x in
chapterx.qmd
. You don't need to name it like that, but it is easier. Create new files as necessary. - Insert the file name into
chapters
in_quarto.yml
. - Put images in the
images
folder - Write appendix x in
appendixx.qmd
files. - Insert the file name into
appendices
in_quarto.yml
.
- Write the introduction in
- Every time you have written a chunk of text, or you just want to procrastinate, run
quarto render
, or if you are using VS-Code, useCtrl-Shift-K
, to render your master's thesis. - Write your acknowledgements in
acknowledgements.txt
. - Write your abstract in
index.qmd
. Do not write anything else in that file. - Repeat steps 4 to 7 again and again up until the due-date, or your guide is happy, whichever is later.
The template also creates a html version of your thesis. Simply copy the generated _book
folder onto your web host, or host it on github pages. This is left as an exercise for the reader.