DOECE
Project Guidelines
View project structure, checkpoints, deadlines, and submit your project details.
Official Templates
Consultation Forms
Project Structure & Checkpoints
Complete minor project including proposal, implementation, and final defense within a single semester.
Submit your proposal here
Submit NowBegin the major project with a formal proposal defense, followed by progress checkpoints demonstrating research and initial implementation.
Submit your proposal here
Submit NowComplete the major project with progress checkpoints covering final implementation, testing, results, and the final defense.
Initial project draft
Project proposal report
Mid-term progress report
Final project report
General Guidelines
- --Use the official LaTeX template provided by the department
- --Follow the prescribed chapter structure and formatting
- --Include all required sections: Abstract, Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology, Results, Conclusion
- --References must follow IEEE citation style
- --All figures and tables must be properly captioned and referenced in text
- --Use the official Beamer presentation template
- --Presentations should be concise and within the allocated time
- --Include a live demo or working prototype where applicable
- --Be prepared to answer questions from the evaluation panel
- --Signed consultation form (Minor or Major project)
- --Printed and bound report copies as specified
- --Digital copy of the report (PDF)
- --Source code repository link
- --Presentation slides
- 1
Edit project metadata
Update
vars.texwith your project title, authors, supervisor, dates, etc. - 2
Write your content
Add content to chapter files in
src/chapters/and front/back matter. - 3
Build the PDF
Compile
main.texusing latexmk or your preferred LaTeX editor.
Requirements
- A LaTeX distribution: MiKTeX (Windows) or TeX Live (Linux/macOS)
- Recommended:
latexmk(usually included with the distribution)
Commands
# Clean build files
latexmk -C main.tex
# Build PDF
latexmk -pdf main.tex
# Build to output folder
latexmk -pdf -outdir=build main.tex
main.tex
Single entry point that includes all parts
src/chapters/
Main chapter content
src/frontmatter/
Cover, certificate, abstract, ToC, etc.
src/backmatter/
Appendices and back matter
src/images/
All figures and images
references.bib
BibTeX citations
- *
ToC / List of Figures / List of Tables not updating?
Clean and rebuild: run
latexmk -C main.texthen build again. - *
Two PDFs appearing?
You may have
main.pdf(root) andbuild/main.pdf(outdir). Open the one you just built. - *
Glossary entries not showing?
Only entries used in text appear. To force an entry, use
\glsadd{key}. Run build twice for glossaries.
VS Code
+ LaTeX Workshop extension
TeXstudio
Full-featured LaTeX IDE
Overleaf
Online LaTeX editor
Important Note
Always refer to the latest notices from the department for any updates to project guidelines, defense schedules, and submission deadlines. Templates are updated periodically to reflect department requirements.