mrmthesis.cls

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%% University of Ulm %%
%% Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
%% Institute of Measurement, Control and Microtechnology
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%% Template for Student Research Projects, Diploma, Bachelor and Master Thesis
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%% by order of Dr.-Ing. Michael Buchholz
%%                      created by Stephan Grensemann 2010
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%% Updated versions by Michael Buchholz
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%Initiate a new class
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\ProvidesClass{mrmthesis}[2015/05/11 v. 1.9b Uni Ulm - Measurement, Control and Microtechnology]

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%%% Change log
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%v1.9b 2015/05/11 New faculty name including psychology 
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%v1.9a 2014/08/07 Correction of two typos in declaration text
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%v1.9 2014/07/10 update of student declaration and English translations
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%v1.8 2014/04/03 mrmbibstyle updated to v1.1
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%v1.7 2013/12/02 added support for female labels of persons on description page
%                added amsmath to required packages of class to avoid problems with loading
%                amsmath after hyperref
%
%v1.6 2012/12/17 added boolean option "namebehindauthortitle" and changed standard placement
%                of author title behind name, added author title to project description page
%                changed biblatex backend to biber, added compatibility option for bibtex8
%
%v1.5 2012/05/08 subfig replaced by subcaption and force "modern" version of caption package
%                (see new version of l2tabu, thanks to Thomas Pfeiffer for his hint)
%
%v1.4 2011/07/28 page numbering changed in front matter (title page is no page i)
%                added boolean option "confidential" for confidential marking on title page
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%v1.3 2011/03/11 added option "backend=bibtex8" for biblatex package due to input
%                encoding with latin1, necessary for newer versions of biblatex
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%v1.2 2010/11/10 fixed too large vertical distances on description page
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%v1.1 2010/08/04 fixed typo on title page
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%v1.0 2010/07/12 first release
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%declaring variables
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%declaring options & process
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\DeclareBoolOption[false]{confidential}
\DeclareBoolOption[false]{namebehindauthortitle}
\DeclareBoolOption[false]{backendbibtex} %new in v1.6 for backward compatibility

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%%% v1.4: added for "confidential" option
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    \RequirePackage{eso-pic}%
    }{}%else do nothing

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%declaration of used commands
\newcommand{\@ifprint}[2]{\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{\empty}}{#1}{#2}} %if Argument 1 is empty print nothing, else print Argument 2
\newcommand{\@institute}{\ifthenelse{\boolean{en}}
  {Faculty of Engineering, Computer Science and Psychology\\ %%% v1.9b: new faculty name
   Institute of Measurement, Control and Microtechnology}
  {Fakult\"at f\"ur Ingenieurwissenschaften, Informatik und Psychologie\\  %%% v1.9b: new faculty name
     Institut f\"ur Mess-, Regel- und Mikrotechnik}}
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\newcommand{\@dtitle}{\@title}
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\newcommand{\@atitle}{\@title}
\newcommand{\affirmationtitle}[1]{\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{\empty}}{}{\renewcommand{\@atitle}{#1}}}
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\newcommand{\authortitle}[1]{\renewcommand{\@authortitle}{#1}}
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            \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{f}}{\renewcommand{\@authorlabel}{Bearbeiterin}}%
            {\renewcommand{\@authorlabel}{Bearbeiter}}}
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\newcommand{\@supervisorlabel}{Betreuer}
\newcommand{\supervisor}[2][m]{\renewcommand{\@supervisor}{#2}%
            \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{f}}{\renewcommand{\@supervisorlabel}{Betreuerin}}%
            {\renewcommand{\@supervisorlabel}{Betreuer}}}
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\newcommand{\@coexaminer}{}
\newcommand{\coexaminer}[1]{\renewcommand{\@coexaminer}{#1}}
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\newcommand{\issuedate}[1]{\renewcommand{\@issuedate}{\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{}}{\today}{#1}}}
\newcommand{\@submissiondate}{}
\newcommand{\submissiondate}[1]{\renewcommand{\@submissiondate}{#1}}
\newcommand{\@place}{Ulm}
\newcommand{\place}[1]{\renewcommand{\@place}{\ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{}}{Ulm}{#1}}}
\newcommand{\projectdescription}[1]{}

%%% v1.4: added for "confidential" option
\newcommand{\@confidentialMainText}{\ifthenelse{\boolean{en}}{--- Do Not Publish! ---}{--- Nicht ver\"offentlichen! ---}}
\newcommand{\@confidentialSubText}{\ifthenelse{\boolean{en}}{Please keep confidential and do not pass to any third parties!}{Bitte vertraulich behandeln und nicht an Dritte weitergeben!}}
\newcommand{\confidentialMainText}[1]{\renewcommand{\@confidentialMainText}{#1}}
\newcommand{\confidentialSubText}[1]{\renewcommand{\@confidentialSubText}{#1}}
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%\setboolean{confidentialBGPicture}{true}
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\@onlypreamble\affirmationtitle
\@onlypreamble\authortitle
\@onlypreamble\supervisor
\@onlypreamble\examiner
\@onlypreamble\coexaminer
\@onlypreamble\issuedate
\@onlypreamble\submissiondate
\@onlypreamble\place
\@onlypreamble\confidentialMainText
\@onlypreamble\confidentialSubText


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%switch thesis in correct language
\ifthenelse{\equal{\mrm@thesis}{master}}{}{}
\ifthenelse{\equal{\mrm@thesis}{diplom}}{\renewcommand{\@thesis}{\ifthenelse{\boolean{en}}{Diploma Thesis}{Diplomarbeit}}}{}
\ifthenelse{\equal{\mrm@thesis}{stud}}{\renewcommand{\@thesis}{\ifthenelse{\boolean{en}}{Student Research Project}{Studienarbeit}}}{}
\ifthenelse{\equal{\mrm@thesis}{bachelor}}{\renewcommand{\@thesis}{\ifthenelse{\boolean{en}}{Bachelor's Thesis}{Bachelorarbeit}}}{}

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%setup headings
\pagestyle{scrheadings}
\clearscrheadfoot                                         %clear all default settings
\setheadsepline{1pt}                                      %seperator between headline and text

\if@mainmatter
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                            \thechapter\ \leftmark}{\rightmark}}
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  \rehead[]{\headmark}                                    %inner leftside chapter WITHOUT number
  \lohead[]{\ifnosection}                                 %inner rightside if section, section, else chapter WITH number
\fi \ohead[]{\pagemark}                                       %pagemark outer on each page

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%table of contents
\setcounter{tocdepth}{3}

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%using und configuration of biblatex instead of bibtex
%v1.6: Default backend changed to biber, new own bib style included
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                    minitems=3,maxitems=99,%
                    minalphanames=3,maxalphanames=4,
                    maxcitenames=99,%
                    autopunct=false,%
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    \@header
      \vfill

    \begin{center}
      \Huge \textsf{\textbf{\@title}}

      \vspace{2cm}
      \Large \textsf{\@thesis}

      \vspace{0.4cm}
      \large \textsf{\ifthenelse{\boolean{en}}{by}{von}}

      \vspace{0.4cm}
      \Large
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            \textsf{\@ifprint{\@authortitle}{\@authortitle\ }\@author}%
        }{% title behind name
            \textsf{\@author\@ifprint{\@authortitle}{,\ \@authortitle}}%
        }

      \vspace{1.0cm}
      \normalsize \textsf{\@submissiondate}
    \end{center}
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        \vfill
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     \vfill
    \begin{minipage}[b]{\textwidth}
      \begin{center}
        \normalsize
        \parbox{0cm}{\textsf{
          \begin{tabbing}{l l}
            Links2345678 \= Rechts23456789012345678 \kill
            \ifthenelse{\boolean{en}}
            {Supervisor:              \>\@supervisor  \\[5pt]
            Examiner:               \>\@examiner    \\
            \@ifprint{\@coexaminer}{Co-examiner:} \>\@coexaminer  \\}
            {Betreuer:               \>\@supervisor  \\[5pt]
            1. Pr\"ufer:             \>\@examiner   \\
            \@ifprint{\@coexaminer}{2. Pr\"ufer:} \>\@coexaminer \\}
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     \end{minipage}
     \vspace*{-2.8cm}
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%%%       \setcounter command was removed
%  \setcounter{page}{1}
  \fi
}

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%project description
\renewcommand{\projectdescription}[1]{%
  \if@frontmatter
  \thispagestyle{empty}
  \@header
   \begin{center}
      \large \textsf{\@thesis}

      \Large \textbf{\textsf{\@dtitle}}
  \end{center}

    \normalsize \textsf{#1}

  \vfill
    \vspace*{-2.4cm} %-1.5cm
    \rule{\textwidth}{0.2pt}

    %v1.6: added author title to project description page
    \begin{minipage}[b]{\textwidth}{
          \sffamily
          \begin{tabular*}{\textwidth}{@{}l@{\hspace{1cm}}l@{}} \ifthenelse{\boolean{en}}
            {Date of issue:            & \@issuedate       \\
            Date of submission:        & \@submissiondate  \\[2pt]
            Author:                    & \ifthenelse{\boolean{mrm@namebehindauthortitle}}{\textsf{\@ifprint{\@authortitle}{\@authortitle\ }\@author}}{\@author\@ifprint{\@authortitle}{,\ \@authortitle}} \\
            Supervisor:                & \@supervisor       \\[2pt]
            Examiner:                  & \@examiner         \\
            \@ifprint{\@coexaminer}{Co-examiner:} & \@coexaminer       \\}
            {Ausgabedatum:             & \@issuedate        \\
            Abgabedatum:               & \@submissiondate   \\[3pt]
            \@authorlabel:             & \ifthenelse{\boolean{mrm@namebehindauthortitle}}{\textsf{\@ifprint{\@authortitle}{\@authortitle\ }\@author}}{\@author\@ifprint{\@authortitle}{,\ \@authortitle}} \\
            \@supervisorlabel:         & \@supervisor       \\[3pt]
            1. Pr\"ufer:               & \@examiner         \\
            \@ifprint{\@coexaminer}{2. Pr\"ufer:} & \@coexaminer      \\}
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   \vspace*{-2.8cm}
\newpage \cleardoublepage \fi }

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%affirmation
\ifthenelse{\boolean{en}}{ \newcommand{\affirmation}{
    \if@frontmatter
    \thispagestyle{empty}
      \mbox{}\vfill

    I hereby declare that this thesis titled:
    \begin{center}
      \textbf{\@atitle}
    \end{center}
    is the product of my own independent work and that I have used no other sources and
    materials than those specified. The passages taken from other works,
    either verbatim or paraphrased in the spirit of the original quote, are
    identified in each individual case by indicating the source.\\
    I further declare that all my academic work has been written in line with the
    principles of proper academic research according to the official ``Satzung
    der Universit\"at Ulm zur Sicherung guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis''
    (University Statute for the Safeguarding of Proper Academic Practice).
\\

    \begin{flushleft}
      \@place, \@submissiondate

      \vspace{2cm} \hspace{1cm} \@author
    \end{flushleft}
    \vspace*{-2.2cm}
    \newpage
    \cleardoublepage
    \fi
}}{ \newcommand{\affirmation}{
    \if@frontmatter
    \thispagestyle{empty}
      \mbox{}\vfill

    Hiermit versichere ich, dass ich die vorliegende Arbeit mit dem Titel
    \begin{center}
      \textbf{\@atitle}
    \end{center}
    bis auf die offizielle Betreuung selbstst\"andig und ohne fremde Hilfe angefertigt habe und
    die benutzten Quellen und Hilfsmittel vollst\"andig angegeben sind. Aus fremden Quellen direkt
    oder indirekt \"ubernommene Gedanken sind jeweils unter Angabe der Quelle als solche kenntlich
    gemacht.\\
    Ich erkl\"are au{\ss}erdem, dass die vorliegende Arbeit entsprechend den Grunds\"atzen guten
    wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens gem\"a{\ss} der \glqq{}Satzung der Universit\"at Ulm zur Sicherung
    guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis\grqq{} erstellt wurde. \\

    \begin{flushleft}
      \@place, den \@submissiondate

      \vspace{2cm} \hspace{1cm} \@author
    \end{flushleft}
    \vspace*{-2.2cm}
    \newpage
    \cleardoublepage
    \fi
}}

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%extrafrontchapter i.e. foreword, thanks
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  \if@frontmatter
  \chapter*{#1}
  \pagestyle{scrplain}
  #2
  \newpage
  \cleardoublepage
  \pagestyle{scrheadings}
  \fi
}

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