Project Templates

Download these files to somewhere sensible, edit and enjoy!

Template for an initial project proposal (CGRA489, COMP 489, ELCO 489, ENGR 489 and MCompSci)

This LaTeX file gives some ideas about how to write a project proposal, and also provides a template for your proposal. You should discuss your proposal with your supervisor before you submit it.

Download this file to somewhere sensible, type

pdflatex proj_proposal.tex

to make the PDF.

You'll notice the resultant PDF displays some information you will want to change

Edit the LaTeX file to your heart's content and regenerate the PDF.

• proj_proposal.tex

If you're working from home (or anywhere other than a Linux machine on the ECS network) you will also need the following:

• vuwproject.sty - this is the local (VUW) style file, to ensure our projects have a consistent look.
• VUW_Standard_Landscape_BLACK.eps: image of VUW logo, as .eps (if you use latex)
• VUW_Standard_Landscape_BLACK.pdf: image of VUW logo, as .pdf (if you use pdflatex)

proj_proposal.pdf shows you what it should look like, and is what you get from running latex or pdflatex on proj_proposal.tex

For students who are less familiar with LaTeX you can also use this Word template:

• proj_proposal.doc

Project report templates (CGRA 489, COMP 489, ELCO 489, ENGR 489 and MCompSci)

This set of files give some ideas about how to write a project report using seperate files for each chapter.

Download these files to somewhere sensible, type

pdflatex proj_report_outline.tex

to make the PDF.

You'll notice the resultant PDF displays some information you will want to change

Edit the LaTeX files to your heart's content and regenerate the PDF.

• acknowledge.tex
• conclusion.tex
• using.tex
• example.tex
• introduction.tex
• proj_report_outline.tex
• sample.bib

If you're working from home (or anywhere other than a Linux machine on the ECS network) you will also need the following:

• vuwproject.sty - this is the local (VUW) style file, to ensure our projects have a consistent look.
• VUW_Standard_Landscape_BLACK.eps: image of VUW logo, as .eps (if you use latex)
• VUW_Standard_Landscape_BLACK.pdf: image of VUW logo, as .pdf (if you use pdflatex)

proj_report_outline.pdf shows you what it should look like, and is what you get from running latex or pdflatex on proj_report_outline.tex

Remember: our rule of thumb is that projects should not exceed 40 pages in total length. This is equivalent to about 12,000 words when using our templates.

VUW Thesis templates

The file thes.tex is the top-level file upon which pdflatex is run.

• thes.tex
• myrefs.bib
• library.tex
• thesis-acknowledge.tex
• thestyle.tex
• lipsum.tex
• thesis-introduction.tex
• binding.tex
• thesis-conclusion.tex
• vuwthesis.sty

To get all the above as a single compressed file, download:

• vuw-thesis-all.zip

Exam Templates

If you have ended up here, looking for the Exam templates, then they are in the Support wiki Support/ExamTemplates