Which of the following choices best explains the purpose of developing a research plan?
a.
research plans are only used by teachers to plan their daily classroom activities.
b.
research plans are only used by experts who have to write articles for scholarly journals in various fields.
c.
research plans are used by any person who is critically evaluating a topic; since research papers involve multiple stages and multiple sources, the writer uses the plan for time management.
d.
a research plan is the term to describe the research paper and the bibliography.