Rochester Institute of Technology Ph.D. dissertation and proposal (GCCIS)

\begin{abstract}
This is the abstract text with no more than 350 words.

\end{abstract}

\begin{acknowledgements}
This is the acknowledgements text
\end{acknowledgements}

\chapter{First Appendix}
\label{app:A}

This is an appendix.

\section{First Appendix Section}
\label{sec:app}

\subsection{First Appendix Subsection}
\label{sec:sub}

\chapter{Background}
\label{chp:Background}

Here is some text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text.

\section{And Now, Figures}
\label{sec:figures}



\begin{figure}[!b]
\centering
% Note: with \includegraphics, you do not need the file extension.
\scalebox{0.5}{\includegraphics{facilities_2}}
\caption{A picture of the GCCIS atrium, with mascot Ritchie. Figure captions are often at the bottom, and table captions at the top}
\label{fig:atrium}
\end{figure}

% Here we force a new page.
\pagebreak

\section{Using Tables}
\label{sec:tables}

Above is an example of a table. While a matter of taste, it is often a good idea to place figures at the top or bottom of a page, so that they do not interrupt the main text.

Also, here are references to Chapter \ref{chp:Introduction} and Section \ref{sec:begin}, the earlier Figure  (Figure \ref{fig:atrium}), and table above (Table \ref{tab:Example}).

\begin{table}[!tb]
\centering
\caption{\sc This is a table caption. Note that the third row contains a value that spans two columns. Small caps (sc) is a fun font, but isn't always used for table captions}
~\\
	
	\begin{tabular}{c | r r}
    \toprule
    & C1 & C2 \\
    \hline
    V1 & 120 & 52 \\
    V2 & 105 & 66 \\
    v3 & \multicolumn{2}{c}{2-col-value}\\
    \bottomrule
	\end{tabular}
\label{tab:Example}
\end{table}

@article{paper1,
	author={I.M. Student, I.M. Advisor},
    title={My First Paper},
    journal={Journal of XYZ},
    pages={1--18},
    year={2016}}
    
@article{paper2,
	author={I.M. Student, I.M. Advisor},
    title={My Second Paper},
    journal={Journal of ABC},
    pages={1--18},
    year={2016}}
    
@article{paper3,
	author={I.M. Student, I.M. Advisor},
    title={My Third Paper},
    journal={Journal of DEF},
    pages={1--18},
    year={2016}}

\degreetitle{[Proposal Title {\bf OR} Dissertation Title as it appears on the Dissertation Certificate]}

\degreeauthor{[full name of author]}

\degreedate{[Month day and year of
Dissertation Acceptance was signed]}

\prevdegreeA{B.S. Penn State University, 1994}

\prevdegreeB{M.S. Stony Brook University, 1998}

\advisor{[Advisor's name]}

\memberA{[Committee member's name]}
\memberB{[Committee member's name]}
\externalchair{[External Chair's name]}

\begin{dedication}

This is the dedication text
\end{dedication}

\chapter{Introduction}
\label{chp:Introduction}

Here is some text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text. And some more text.

\section{And Now, we Begin}
\label{sec:begin}

And now, here is an example paper citation \cite{paper1}, and a forward reference to Chapter \ref{chp:Background}.

If you use labels to refer to figures and document sections, then \LaTeX~will automatically re-number them when you move them around in a document. 

This template also uses the {\tt cite} package, which is configured to automatically sorts citations when provided in a list, even if the order does not match the order of appearance in the bibliography. For example, let's cite our papers in the reverse order they appear in the bibliography, and let \LaTeX~ automatically sort the citation list: \cite{paper3, paper2, paper1}.

\documentclass[11pt, oneside]{book}
%********************************************

\usepackage[phd]{thesisfrontmatter}
%\usepackage[proposal]{thesisfrontmatter}
% For Proposal, uncomment the line "\usepackage[proposal]{thesisfrontmatter}"


\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{url} % support \url{} command
\usepackage{amsmath} % math extensions
\usepackage{amsfonts} %...and ams math fonts
\usepackage{multicol} % Allow spanning cells in tables
\usepackage{graphics} % .jpg, .png, .pdf image import 
% automatically sorts citations; comment to disable
\usepackage[sort,nocompress]{cite} 
\usepackage[toc,page]{appendix} % for appendices


\begin{document}

%*******************************************
% FRONT MATTER
%*******************************************
\pagenumbering{roman}
\include{CoverPage}

%********************************************
% FOR PROPOSAL, uncomment the following lines
%\makeproposaldeclaration
%\makePHDproposalapproval

% FOR THESIS
\makedeclaration
\makeapproval
%********************************************


\include{Abstract}
\include{Acknowledgements}
\include{Dedication}

% TABLE OF CONTENTS + LISTS OF FIGS/TABLES
\tableofcontents
\listoffigures
\listoftables

% Hack: make sure arabic numerals start
% on first page of the introduction.
\pagebreak
\pagenumbering{arabic}

%*******************************************
% MAIN TEXT
%*******************************************

% Chapters of the document 
% (in separate .tex files)
\include{Introduction}
\include{Background}
% add more..

% Bibliography (using BibTeX database (.bib))
\bibliographystyle{plain}
\bibliography{Bibliography}

% (OPTIONAL) Appendices
\begin{appendices}
\include{AppendixA}
\end{appendices}

\end{document}

% **********************************************
%  This is the style file created for RIT GCCIS*
%  Ph.D. dissertations. It is based on the     *
%  style file from Center for Imaging Science  *
%  for Ph.D. degree thesis and proposal form    *
%                                              *
%  Front matter pages created are:             *
%   -Declaration page                          *
%   -Approval page                             *
%   -Copyright page                            *
%   -Abstract page                             *
%   -Acknowledgments page                      *
%   -Dedication page                           *
%                                              *
%  Originally created by:                      *
%  Emmett J. Ientilucci                        *
%  Rochester Institute of Technology           *
%  Center for Imaging Science                  *
%  Rochester, NY 14623                         *
%  [email protected]                          *
%                                              *
%  Modified by:                                *
%    GCCIS PhD Curriculum Committee			   *
%    Rochester Institute of Technology         *
%    GCCIS Ph.D. Program                       *
%    										   *
%    9/20/2016                                 *
%                                              *
% **********************************************


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        Rochester Institute of Technology \\
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        GCCIS PhD PROGRAM IN COMPUTING AND INFORMAITON SCIENCES \\
        ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY \\
        ROCHESTER, NEW YORK \\
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        Rochester Institute of Technology \\
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        ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY \\
        ROCHESTER, NEW YORK \\
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