\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}