README.md

# University of Helsinki, Faculty of Science, Department of Computer Science - Thesis templates


## How to use this template?

### Instructions for teachers to modify this template
Contact the owners of this project if you wish to contribute to the development.


## Instructions for the students

#### STEP 0 - Copy the thesis template for yourself

One template for all theses:   
https://version.helsinki.fi/cs/thesis-template   
You can download this template as a ZIP-file from the download-button.   
You can also clone this template from the clone-button, as you would any Git-repository.  
Either way, copy the whole repository for yourself.  

#### STEP 1 - BSc or MSc thesis?
1) Select whether your are writing BSc (tkt for new, tktl for old) or MSc (csm for new, cs for old, dsm data science) thesis
2) Select your language: finnish, english, or swedish
3) If you are writing MSc select your line / track

#### STEP 2 - Set up your personal information
1) Write the working title of your thesis
2) Write your name to the author field
3) Write the names of your supervisors and examiners of the thesis

#### STEP 3 - Write your abstract here
1) You can also have the abstract in multiple languages with:
\begin{otherlanguage}{english}
\begin{abstract}
Your abstract text goes here.
\end{abstract}
\end{otherlanguage}

#### STEP 4 - Writing your thesis
1) There are some instructions on writing the thesis in \[bsc/msc\]_\[finnish/english]_contents files. 
2) You can delete the contents of finnish_contents/engilsh_contents file and write your thesis inside that file

#### STEP 5 - Set your bibliography style
1) The default is Numbering alphabetic order, which should be used in most cases