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That template used to have some strange stuff going on and was never updated. If you don't need a bibliography, don't bother. Rename the class file to Davidm.cls and add a comment in there. Delete all lines that are related to package biblatex.

You have to compile with XeLaTeX first, this will create the bcf file.
Then go to the command line and use biber.


TeXniccenter is a bit outdated these days. Have you thought about switching to a more modern editor?

It might be as simple as that your university class does something strange, or that you have an outdated package version etc.

The class does not define \@makechapterhead. It has a much more complex implementation of sectioning comands.

Crosspost https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions ... e-in-latex

where do you want the logo to appear?

https://en.m.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Title_Creation
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions ... -titlepage

Just insert it as an image with package graphicx

That comma is called an Oxford comma. You have to modify a copy of the bst a file. Please have a look at https://latex.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27327 Hopefully i left a meaningful comment in the file Edit: I did not. Line 193 of the linked modified file shows the comma, line 201 used to include the...

You have to separate different author names with the string and.
It is a magic word for BibTeX.

You can have a look at https://github.com/johannesbottcher/templateConfusion/ and https://github.com/johannesbottcher/templateConfusion/blob/master/ourFamousThesisTemplate.md Though the mastersdoctoralthesis template was updated in is in a fairly up-to-date state .... there is aboslutely no reason t...

Oh no oh no no, the madness continues. The template you want to use is probably what the university requires, so there is no point in modifying anything. If you are not related to that university, do not use this template. If you are looking for a thesis template, check out what the template claims ...