LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation. It is the de facto standard for the dissemination of scientific documents in many fields.
These workshop slides explain the basics of LaTeX, including document creation, syntax, and basic formatting.
This graduate student created template is available as a starting place. Remember, you must follow the Graduate School's formatting guidelines when submitting your work. (.zip file)
