template.tex

%!TEX TS-program = xelatex
%!TEX encoding = UTF-8 Unicode

\documentclass[$fontsize$, letterpaper]{article}
\usepackage{setspace}
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%%% Metadata
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%% Change as needed. Or just add me as a coauthor. Only some of these are
%% used below in the hyperref declaration and address banner section.
\def\myauthor{$instructor$}
\def\mytitle{Syllabus}
\def\mycopyright{\myauthor}
\def\mykeywords{}
\def\mybibliostyle{plain}
\def\mybibliocommand{}
\def\mysubtitle{}
\def\myaffiliation{}
\def\myaddress{$office$}
\def\myemail{$email$}
\def\myweb{$urls$}
\def\myphone{$phone$}
\def\myfax{$fax$}

% LAYOUT
%--------------------------------
% Margins
\usepackage{geometry} 
\geometry{$geometry$}
\usepackage{mdwlist}

% Do not indent paragraphs
\setlength\parindent{0in}

% Enable multicolumns
\usepackage{multicol}
\setlength{\columnsep}{-3.5cm}

% LANGUAGE
%--------------------------------
% % Set the main language
% $if(lang)$
% \usepackage{polyglossia}
% \setmainlanguage{$lang$}
% $else$
% \usepackage{polyglossia}
% \setmainlanguage{english}
% $endif$

% TYPOGRAPHY
%--------------------------------
\usepackage{fontspec} 
\usepackage{xunicode}
\usepackage{xltxtra}
% converts LaTeX specials (quotes, dashes etc.) to Unicode
\defaultfontfeatures{Mapping=tex-text}
\setromanfont [Ligatures={Common}, Numbers={OldStyle}]{$mainfont$}
\setsansfont[Mapping=tex-text]{$sansfont$}
\setmonofont[Mapping=tex-text,Scale=0.9]{Consolas}
% Cool ampersand
\newcommand{\amper}{{\fontspec[Scale=.95]{$mainfont$}\selectfont\itshape\&}}
% icons
\defaultfontfeatures{
    Path = /usr/local/texlive/2021/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/public/fontawesome/ }
\usepackage{fontawesome}
\usepackage{marvosym}
\usepackage[autostyle=try]{csquotes}
\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames,svgnames,table]{xcolor}
\definecolor{darkblue}{rgb}{0.0, 0.0, 0.55}

% HEADINGS
%--------------------------------
\usepackage{sectsty} 
\usepackage[normalem]{ulem} 
\sectionfont{\rmfamily\mdseries} 
\subsectionfont{\rmfamily\mdseries\scshape\normalsize} 
\subsubsectionfont{\rmfamily\bfseries\upshape\normalsize} 

% PDF SETUP
%--------------------------------
\usepackage[xetex, bookmarks, colorlinks, breaklinks, pdftitle={$name$'s Vita},pdfauthor={$name$}]{hyperref}
\hypersetup{linkcolor=darkblue,citecolor=darjblue,filecolor=black,urlcolor=darkblue}

% OTHER
%-------------------------------
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{lastpage}
\usepackage{epigraph}
\setlength{\epigraphwidth}{.7\textwidth}

%%%------------------------------------------------------------------------
%%% Page layout
%%%------------------------------------------------------------------------

% Avoid widows and orphans
\clubpenalty = 10000
\widowpenalty = 10000
\displaywidowpenalty = 10000

% list display
\providecommand{\tightlist}{%
  \setlength{\itemsep}{0pt}\setlength{\parskip}{0pt}}

% Fancy header/footer
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\fancyhead{}
\fancyfoot{}
\rfoot{\footnotesize \thepage\ | \pageref{LastPage}}
\lfoot{\footnotesize \myauthor}

\fancypagestyle{firststyle}
{
  \fancyhf{}
  % $if(cfoot)$\cfoot{$cfoot$}$else$\cfoot{\footnotesize \thepage\ | \pageref{LastPage}}$endif$
  \rfoot{\footnotesize \thepage\ | \pageref{LastPage}}
  \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
}
\thispagestyle{firststyle}

%%%------------------------------------------------------------------------
%%% Local commands
%%%------------------------------------------------------------------------

%% Marginal header
%% Note: as the document goes on you may need to introduce a (gradually increasing)
%% \vspace element to keep the marginal header pleasingly aligned with the first
%% item in the body text. Like this: \marginhead{{\vskip 0.4em}Grants}, or
%% \marginhead{{\vskip 0.8em}Service}. Experiment as needed.


%% custom ampersand (font consistent with the one chosen above)
% \newcommand{\amper}{{\fontspec[Scale=.95,Colour=AA0000]{Minion Pro Medium}\selectfont\&\,}}

%% No bullets on labels
% \renewcommand{\labelitemi}{~}

%% Custom hanging indent for items
% \def\ind{\hangindent=1 true cm\hangafter=1 \noindent}
%\def\ind{\hangindent=18pt\hangafter=1 \noindent}
% \def\labelitemi{~}
% \renewcommand{\labelitemii}{~}

%-------------------------------------
%-------------------------------------
% DOCUMENT
%-------------------------------------
%-------------------------------------
\begin{document}
\setstretch{.97}

%%%------------------------------------------------------------------------
%%% Address and contact block
%%%------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{minipage}[t]{2.95in}
 \flushleft \footnotesize \textsc{Instructor:} $instructor$\\ \textsc{Course:}
 $course$\\ \textsc{Time:} $time$\\ \textsc{Location:} $location$\\
 \textsc{Office:} $office$\\ \textsc{Office Hours:} $hours$
\end{minipage}
\hfill
\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{1.7in}
  \flushright \footnotesize \faicon{phone} ~$phone$\\ \Faxmachine ~$fax$\\ \faicon{envelope} ~$email$\\ $for(urls)$ \faicon{globe} ~$urls$\\ $endfor$
  $if(updated)$Updated: \today$endif$
\end{minipage}

\bigskip
%-------------------------------------
% Frontmatter
%-------------------------------------

%% Course title
\noindent{\huge {\textsc{$title$}}}

%% Catchy quote
$for(quote)$
$if(quote)$
\bigskip
\epigraph{$quote.content$}{$quote.title$\\\textsc{$quote.author$}}
\smallskip
$endif$
$endfor$

%-------------------------------------
% Main
%-------------------------------------
\section*{Course Overview}

$overview$

\section*{Course Objectives}

$objectives$

\section*{Course Materials}

$materials$

\section*{Course Requirements}
$for(requirements)$
\begin{itemize}[leftmargin=*]
\item \textbf{Prerequisites}: $requirements.prerequisite$
\item \textbf{Preparation}: $requirements.preparation$
\item \textbf{Attendance}: $requirements.attendance$
\item \textbf{Website}: $requirements.website$
\item \textbf{Format for Papers}: $requirements.papers$
\item \textbf{Late Work}: $requirements.late-work$
\end{itemize}
$endfor$

\section*{Evaluation}

$for(evaluation)$

$if(evaluation.exam)$
  $for(evaluation.exam)$ 
    \textbf{$evaluation.exam.title$}
    \begin{itemize}[leftmargin=*]
    \item $evaluation.exam.description$ 
    \end{itemize}
  $endfor$
$endif$

$if(evaluation.essay)$
  $for(evaluation.essay)$ 
    \textbf{$evaluation.essay.title$}
    \begin{itemize}[leftmargin=*]
    \item $evaluation.essay.description$ 
    \end{itemize}
  $endfor$
$endif$

$if(evaluation.quiz)$
  $for(evaluation.quiz)$ 
    \textbf{$evaluation.quiz.title$}
    \begin{itemize}[leftmargin=*]
    \item $evaluation.quiz.description$ 
    \end{itemize}
  $endfor$
$endif$

$if(evaluation.responses)$
  $for(evaluation.responses)$ 
    \textbf{$evaluation.responses.title$}
    \begin{itemize}[leftmargin=*]
    \item $evaluation.responses.description$ 
    \end{itemize}
  $endfor$
$endif$

$if(evaluation.participation)$
  $for(evaluation.participation)$ 
    \textbf{$evaluation.participation.title$}
    \begin{itemize}[leftmargin=*]
    \item $evaluation.participation.description$ 
    \end{itemize}
  $endfor$
$endif$

$endfor$

$for(policies)$

\section*{Policies}
\begin{itemize}[leftmargin=*]
\item \textbf{Academic Integrity}: $policies.integrity$
\item \textbf{University Policies}: $policies.university$
\item \textbf{ADA}: $policies.ada$
\item \textbf{Counseling}: $policies.counseling$
\item \textbf{Masks}: $policies.masks$
\item \textbf{Miscellaneous}: $policies.misc$
\end{itemize}

$endfor$

$for(resources)$

\section*{Further Resources}
\begin{itemize}[leftmargin=*]
\item \textbf{Jargon}: $resources.jargon$
\item \textbf{Help with writing}: $resources.help$
\item \textbf{Reference}: $resources.reference$
\end{itemize}

$endfor$

$for(schedule)$
$if(schedule)$
\section*{Tentative Schedule}
$schedule$
$endif$
$endfor$
\end{document}