AI at work · Case analysis · 50 min
What goes in the tool, and who gets told
The two questions that get entry-level workers in trouble: what data was I allowed to paste, and did I say a tool was involved.
Target level: Proficient — Has functional knowledge of the skill and can apply it properly in specific on-the-job settings.
Why this design
Work a real situation from evidence to recommendation, and show the reasoning. Judgment content — root cause, tradeoffs, competing priorities, risk.
What this evidences
- data-privacy-judgment×1 at Proficient
- ai-ethics-disclosure×0.6 at Proficient
By the end, the learner can
- Technical writing refinement: directs an AI assistant to standardise and proofread maintenance write-ups for regulatory language compliance, while retaining authorship of all technical findings and corrective actions.
- Access control change validation: uses AI tooling to cross-reference proposed individual access-status modifications against role-based policy rules, catching errors before committing changes to security files.
- Encryption and firewall configuration review: prompts an AI assistant to audit current firewall rule sets and data-in-transit encryption configurations for misalignments with policy, then adjudicates each finding through hands-on system inspection.
Session plan
- 15 minThe caseWhere this shows up: military installations and field operations, working with technical teams, commanders, unit members. Conditions to expect: high-consequence, mission-driven, protocol-heavy. Entry roles this maps to: Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers, Security Guards, Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians.
- directs an AI tool to draft inspection records and discrepancy reports from structured field notes, reviewing and correcting the output before formal submission.
- 15 minEvidence logWork the task on your own first. Support is available, but ask for it out loud so the group hears what got you stuck.
- Tools in play: Spreadsheet software, Office suite software, Electronic mail software.
- 10 minCompare readingsCompare answers before the debrief. Where the room split is the useful part — the split usually marks a real judgment call rather than a knowledge gap.
- Where did two people read the same situation differently, and what did each notice?
- Which answer would survive a supervisor asking "why did you do it that way?"
- 10 minWhat the record showedClose the loop: what changed between the first attempt and the last, and what would have to be true for data & privacy judgment to hold up on a bad day.
Assessment (17 items)
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