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After a decade of implementation of tech prep, many aspects of applied academics curriculum are still not fully understood. In revisiting applied academics through a review of a decade of selected literature, the author provides a review of implementation of applied academics. In addition, the review of literature includes a summary of selected empirical research studies on the effects and benefits of applied academics. Although many problems associated with applied academics still have not been resolved, this review of literature indicates that over the past decade applied academics courses have been de-emphasised while applied teaching methodologies have risen in importance. The review concludes that the impact of applied academics on students' academic performance and attitudes is mixed, and that much more needs to be learned about how applied academics curriculum influences students.