... Knowledge, application, research, practice, and evaluation (K -A- RPE) offer the necessary dichotomy among instructional technology programs for undergraduates, graduates, and doctoral candi-dates. ... multimedia and VR applications can include computer simulation, numerical analysis, com-puter aided design (CAD), computer-aided manu-facture (CAM) and electronic communications (Palmer, 2000). At ... of satisfaction and academic progress and performance. Additionally, some entry-level undergraduate students do not have very strong grades in science and mathematics that makes certain engineering...