These files are designed for the University of Canterbury Electrical and Computer Engineering Masters Thesis Template

Otago Computer Science LaTex Template

University of Otago also provide a template for their Computer Science department

University of Waikato Mathematics Latex Files

University of Waikato Mathematics and Statistics Departmental LatTex styles

LaTeX – A document preparation system

LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation.

LaTeX is the de facto standard for the communication and publication of scientific documents. LaTeX is available as free software.

LaTeX is a set of macros (or macro packages) built on top TeX. TeX is an advanced typesetting system which was majorly developed by Donald Knuth. TeX is mainly popular because of its ability to handle complex technical text and in displaying mathematical formulae. LaTex, was built by Leslie Lamport in the 1983. LaTeX commands are basically a set of TeX commands being compiled underneath.

In short, it is a document preparation system which is predominantly used for technical or scientific writing and publishing.

The University of Canterbury does not have any official LaTex style guide, each department may have different requirements.  If your supervisor requires you to write your thesis using LaTex, then the expectation is for them to inform you of their guidelines.

Latex editors can be downloaded from the University PCs using the Microsoft Software Centre

Apple can download LaTex editors from the Apple Store or from

• TeXMaker
  ​Features-rich, supports RTL, comes with advanced editing tools and project management workflow tools.
• TeXstudio
  TeXstudio is a fork of TeXMaker with more tools and customisation options. It inherits all the features and functionalities of TeXMaker with addition to many other features for writers and researchers.
• Lyx
  LyX is a word and text document processor which combines LaTex with WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor. It's built for creating mathematically-rich and structured documents.
• MacTex
  Simple yet powerful LaTeX/ TeX editor. It's built exclusively for macOS, distributed as a lightweight package.

• ECE Department report writing checklist, which includes a lot of advice that's applicable to thesis writing as well.
• Style guide for technical writing in LaTeX.
• To export charts from OpenOffice in EPS format see exporting openoffice charts for latex.

Dave Lane

Phone: +6433693903

Overleaf is an online, collaborative LatTex editor

A free version is available work solo. Half price student plans are available to work with up to 6 collaborators.