BioTech University Has a Large Biology Department, with 38 Faculty

Multiple Choice

BioTech University has a large biology department, with 38 faculty members teaching, 25 of whom are adjuncts (part-time professors) . For the sake of efficiency, every three years a committee of 10 full-time faculty members makes the decision as to what textbook will be used in the basic biology foundation course. By using ____________ decision-making, the BioTech biology department saves the faculty's time for other pursuits for the department.

A) minority rule
B) majority rule
C) consensus
D) expert opinion