ConcordiaU.sty

\everyjob{\typeout{Concordia University Thesis Style, Steve Malowany <10 Jan 1992>}}
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        \space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space
        \space\space\space revised by Patrice Chalin <12 Sep 1995>}}
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        \space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space
        \space\space\space\space\space revised by Stan Swiercz <24 Sep 1996>}}
\immediate\write10{Concordia University Thesis Style, Steve Malowany <10 Jan 1992>}
\immediate\write10{\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space\space revised by Stan Swiercz <28 Mar 1995>}
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% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%       A LaTeX 2e Style Sheet for the Concordia University Thesis
%           - Refined and updated to modern requirements
%            
%    by    Suo Tan (tandysony@gmail.com)                                                                 
%            Design Lab, ENCS                                                                          				   
%            Concordia University                                                                       				    
%            Montreal, QC, CA                                                                           				     
%            Oct. 20, 2015 
% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

% require report
\@ifundefined{chapter}{\@latexerr{Please use 'report' document style}}{}

\makeatletter
\oddsidemargin 0.5in 
\evensidemargin 0.5in
\marginparwidth 40pt 
\marginparsep 10pt
\topmargin 0in 
\headsep 0in %-0.1 topmargin
\textheight 8.75in 
\textwidth 6in %9in textheight

\brokenpenalty=10000

\usepackage{times}

% for figures  & tables numbered in the conventional report style (chapter.number)
% comment the above 3 lines and uncomment the following line:
\def\cl@chapter{\@elt{section}\@elt{footnote}\@elt{figure}\@elt{table}}

\def\theequation{\arabic{equation}}



\def\chairOfCommittee#1{\gdef\@chairOfCommittee{#1}}
\def\examinerFirstOfCommittee#1{\gdef\@examinerFirstOfCommittee{#1}}
\def\examinerSecondOfCommittee#1{\gdef\@examinerSecondOfCommittee{#1}}
\def\examinerExternalOfCommittee#1{\gdef\@examinerExternalOfCommittee{#1}}
\def\deanOfENCS#1{\gdef\@deanOfENCS{#1}}
\def\chairOfDept#1{\gdef\@chairOfDept{#1}}
\def\program#1{\gdef\@program{#1}}
\def\program#1{\gdef\@program{#1}}
\def\mastersDegree#1{\gdef\@mastersDegree{#1}}
\def\dept#1{\gdef\@dept{#1}}
\def\myCoSupervisor#1{\gdef\@myCoSupervisor{#1}}
\def\advis@r{Adviser}
\def\principaladvisor#1{\gdef\@principaladvisor{#1}\gdef\advis@r{Advisor}}
\def\submitdate#1{\gdef\@submitdate{#1}}
\def\copyrightyear#1{\gdef\@copyrightyear{#1}} % \author, \title in report
%
% If your name contains accents then you must use for example
%   \a'{a} instead of \'{a}
%
\def\@title{A \LaTeX{} Thesis Template for ENCS Graduate Student from Concordia University}
\def\@author{Suo Tan}
\def\@mastersDegree{Master of Applied Science}
\def\@program{}\def\@dept{Mechanical and Industrial Engineering}
\def\@principaladviser{Yong Zeng}
\def\@deanOfENCS{Amir Asif}
\def\@chairOfDept{Martin D. Pugh}
\def\@chairOfCommittee{}
\def\@examinerFirstOfCommittee{}
\def\@examinerSecondOfCommittee{}
\def\@examinerExternalOfCommittee{}
\def\@submitdate{\ifcase\the\month\or
  January\or February\or March\or April\or May\or June\or
  July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi
  \space \number\the\year}
\ifnum\month=12
    \@tempcnta=\year \advance\@tempcnta by 1
    \edef\@copyrightyear{\number\the\@tempcnta}
\else
    \def\@copyrightyear{\number\the\year}
\fi
\newif\ifcopyright \newif\iffigurespage \newif\iftablespage
\copyrighttrue \figurespagetrue \tablespagetrue

% \titeOfPhDAuthor is to be set to Mr. or Mrs., etc.
\def\titleOfPhDAuthor#1{\gdef\@titleOfPhDAuthor{#1}}
\newif\ifphd % if not PhD then Masters
\def\PhDDegree{Doctor of Philosophy}
\def\PhD{\phdtrue}
\let\phd\PhD
\def\Masters{\phdfalse}
\let\masters\Masters
\let\Master\Masters
\let\master\Masters
\Masters % by default
\newif\ifcosupervisor
\let\cosupervisor\cosupervisortrue
\cosupervisorfalse

\def\titlep{%
        \thispagestyle{empty}%
        \null\vskip.4in%

        \begin{center}
        \begin{singlespace}
%                {\Large\uppercase\expandafter{\@title}}
               %% NO uppercase on the cover page according to the exmaple 
               %% provided by Concordia university. Suo Tan, Oct 20, 2015
                \LARGE\bf\expandafter{\@title} 
         \end{singlespace}
        \end{center}
        \vskip.5in
        \begin{center}
                 \bf \@author
        \end{center}
        \vskip.5in
        \begin{center}
            \bf A Thesis\\
            in\\
            The Department\\
            of\\
            \expandafter{\@dept}\\
        \end{center}
        \vskip.5in
        \begin{center}
                \bf Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements\\
                for the Degree of\\
                 \ifphd\PhDDegree~(\@program)\else \@mastersDegree~(\@program)\fi \ at \\
                Concordia University\\
                Montr\'{e}al, Qu\'{e}bec, Canada
        \end{center}
        \vskip.6in
        \begin{center}
                \bf  \@submitdate\\
                \vskip.4in
                \copyright \ {\@author}, \@copyrightyear
        \end{center}\vskip.5in\newpage}

          
\long\def\phdsignature#1{%
\begin{center}
\begin{minipage}{4in}
\parindent=0pt
\begin{singlespace}
I certify that I have read this thesis and that in my opinion
it is fully adequate, in scope and in quality, as a dissertation for the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy.
\par
\vspace{.5in}
\hbox to 4in{\hfil\shortstack{\vrule width 3in height 0.4pt\\#1}}
\end{singlespace}
\end{minipage}
\end{center}}

\def\signaturepage{%
    \begin{center}
        {\Large \sc Concordia University}\\
        {\large School of Graduate Studies}
    \end{center}
    \vspace{.2in}
    This is to certify that the thesis prepared 
    \begin{tabbing}
        \hspace*{1.2in} \= \kill
        By:           \> \bf \ifphd\@titleOfPhDAuthor~\fi\@author \\ 
        Entitled:     \> \parbox[t]{4.6in}{ \bf \@title \strut}
    \end{tabbing}
    and submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
    \begin{center}
        \bf \ifphd\PhDDegree~(\@program)\else \@mastersDegree ~(\@program)\fi
    \end{center}
    complies with the regulations of this University and meets the
    accepted standards with respect to originality and quality.
    \ \\
    Signed by the Final Examining Committee:\\
    \begin{singlespace}
    \noindent \hspace*{3cm} \hrulefill \makebox[4cm][l]{ Chair} \\
    \hspace*{3cm} \raisebox{.1cm}{\makebox[4cm][l]{\it Dr. \@chairOfCommittee}} \\
    \newline 
    \hspace*{3cm} \hrulefill \makebox[4cm][l]{ External Examiner} \\
    \hspace*{3cm} \raisebox{.1cm}{\makebox[4cm][l]{\it Dr. \@examinerExternalOfCommittee}} \\
    \newline 
    \hspace*{3cm} \hrulefill \makebox[4cm][l]{ Examiner} \\
    \hspace*{3cm} \raisebox{.1cm}{\makebox[4cm][l]{\it Dr. \@examinerFirstOfCommittee}} \\
    \ifphd%
    \newline 
    \hspace*{3cm} \hrulefill \makebox[4cm][l]{ Examiner} \\
    \hspace*{3cm} \raisebox{.1cm}{\makebox[4cm][l]{\it Dr. \@examinerSecondOfCommittee}} \\
    \fi%
    \newline 
    \hspace*{3cm} \hrulefill \makebox[4cm][l]{ Supervisor}\\
    \hspace*{3cm} \raisebox{.1cm}{\makebox[4cm][l]{\it Dr. \@principaladvisor}} \\
    \ifcosupervisor%
    \newline 
    \hspace*{3cm} \hrulefill \makebox[4cm][l]{ Co-supervisor}\\
    \hspace*{3cm} \raisebox{.1cm}{\makebox[4cm][l]{\it Dr. \@myCoSupervisor}} \\
    \fi%
    \ \\
    \newline
    Approved by \hspace*{.7cm} \makebox[4.5in]{\hrulefill} \\
    \hspace*{3cm} \raisebox{.1cm}{\parbox[t]{4in}{\@chairOfDept, Chair \\ Department of \@dept}} \\ 
    \vspace{.2in}
    \begin{tabbing}
   	\hspace*{6.5cm} \= \kill
   	\makebox[1.2in]{\hrulefill } \the\year  \>  \makebox[3.13in][l]{\hrulefill} \\
   	     \> \raisebox{.1cm}{\parbox[t]{4in}{\@deanOfENCS, Dean \\
   		Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science}}
    \end{tabbing}
  \end{singlespace}
}

\def\beforepreface{
        \pagenumbering{roman}
        \pagestyle{plain}
        \thispagestyle{empty}
        \titlep
        \thispagestyle{empty}
        \signaturepage}

\def\mastersabstract{%
        \thispagestyle{empty}
        \newpage
        \null\vskip.25in%
        \begin{center}
                {\LARGE\bf{Abstract}}
        \end{center}
             \vskip.25in
        \begin{center}
% The following line added extra vertical spacing in titles with more
% than 2 lines. Changed September 24, 1996.
%              {\large\expandafter{\@title}}
        \begin{singlespace}
                \large\expandafter{\@title}
        \end{singlespace}
        \end{center}
        \begin{center}  
                \@author\\ \null
        \end{center}
         \ \indent
%       \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Abstract}
}

\def\phdabstract{%
        \newpage
        \null\vskip.25in%
        \begin{center}
                {\LARGE\bf{Abstract}}
        \end{center}
     \vskip.25in
        \begin{center}
           \begin{singlespace}
                {\expandafter{\bf \@title}}
           \end{singlespace}
        \end{center}
       \textbf{\@author, Ph.D. \\ Concordia University, \@copyrightyear\\} \null \\ \indent
%       \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Abstract}           % no longer acceptable
}

\def\prefacesection#1{%
        \chapter*{#1}
%       \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{#1}
}

\def\afterpreface{\newpage
        \tableofcontents
        \newpage
        \iffigurespage
        \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Figures} % list of figures
                {\addvspace{10pt}
                \let\saveaddvspace=\addvspace
                \def\addvspace##1{}
                \let\oldnumberline\numberline%
                \renewcommand{\numberline}{\figurename~\oldnumberline}%
                \listoffigures
                \let\addvspace=\saveaddvspace}
                \newpage
        \fi
        \iftablespage
        \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{List of Tables}   % list of tables
                {\addvspace{10pt}
                \let\saveaddvspace=\addvspace
                \def\addvspace##1{}
                \let\oldnumberline\numberline%
                \renewcommand{\numberline}{\tablename~\oldnumberline}
                \listoftables
                \let\addvspace=\saveaddvspace}
                \newpage
        \fi
        \pagenumbering{arabic}
%       \pagestyle{headings}}     % no longer acceptable
}

\renewenvironment{abstract}
       {\beforepreface
        \ifphd\phdabstract\else\mastersabstract\fi}
       {}
\newenvironment{acknowledgments}
       {\prefacesection{Acknowledgments}}
       {\afterpreface}

\makeatother