\documentclass[11pt]{report}

%\usepackage{ngerman}

\def\isac{${\cal I}\mkern-2mu{\cal S}\mkern-5mu{\cal AC}$}

\def\sisac{{\footnotesize${\cal I}\mkern-2mu{\cal S}\mkern-5mu{\cal AC}$}}

\include{thesis-preamble}

\begin{document}

\lstset{               % set parameters for listings

  language=,

  basicstyle=\small,

  tabsize=2,

  xleftmargin=2mm,

  xrightmargin=2mm,

  float=htb,

  frame=shadowbox,

  framexleftmargin=2mm,

  rulesepcolor=\color{lightgrey},

  numbers=left,

  numberstyle=\scriptsize,

  extendedchars,

  breaklines,

  showtabs=false,

  showspaces=false,

  showstringspaces=false,

  keywordstyle=\bfseries,

  identifierstyle=\ttfamily,

  stringstyle=,

  captionpos=b,

  abovecaptionskip=\abovecaptionskip,

  belowcaptionskip=\belowcaptionskip,

  aboveskip=\floatsep,

}

%\frontmatter

\normalsize

\pagestyle{empty}            % for title pages

\pagenumbering{alph}

\include{thesis-title}       % Title Pages, Abstracts, Pledge

\include{thesis-acknowl}     % Acknowledgements

\include{thesis-contents}    % Table of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables

%\mainmatter

\pagestyle{fancy}               % for main pages

\pagenumbering{arabic}          % for main pages

\include{thesis-intro}          % Introduction

\include{content}

% \include{your main files}

%\include{thesis-conclusion}     % Conclusion and Future Work

\appendix

% \noappendicestocpagenum

% \addappheadtotoc

\include{thesis-appendix}      % Appendix A

%\backmatter

\include{thesis-biblio}      % Bibliography

%%%\bibliographystyle{plain}

%%%\bibliography{master_thesis}

% \include{glossary}      % Glossary

% \include{index}         % Index

\end{document}