: Re: Can a section have the same name as the chapter? I am writing a proposal for my PhD. In the proposal I have included a chapter titled “Actuator Design”. Within that same chapter, can I

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You can include whatever sections you like; the real question is whether your advisor or committee will approve what you write. If the structure is made more logical, organized, and clear by having a section called “Actuator Design” within a chapter called “Actuator Design”, then go ahead and use such a section.

There are cases where structure would not be improved by such a section: for example, if the section were at the immediate beginning of the chapter and were introductory and general. In a case like that, dispense with the “Actuator Design” section name, and present its information at the chapter level. Then add section headings as necessary following that introduction.

You also might want to rename the chapter or the section. If “Actuator Design” is only a section of a chapter, then the chapter must actually cover more topics than “Actuator Design”, or the section must cover less. For example, if your “Actuator Design” chapter has two sections, called “Actuator Design – Overview” and “Actuator Design – Details”, perhaps just rename the sections to “Overview” and “Details”.

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