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
- Compliance test requirement mapping: instructs an AI tool to extract and tabulate applicable compliance test requirements from regulatory standards, then exercises expert judgment to confirm scope and identify omissions.
- Emergency protocol briefing: uses an AI assistant to rapidly synthesize multi-source procedural guidance during time-sensitive incidents such as escapes, retaining command authority over all tactical decisions.
- Policy compliance checks: runs institutional rule sets through an AI query tool to identify applicable regulations for edge-case situations, then renders the final compliance determination independently.
Session plan
- 15 minThe caseWhere this shows up: military installations and field operations, working with commanders, unit members, technical teams. Conditions to expect: mission-driven, protocol-heavy, high-consequence. Entry roles this maps to: Court, Municipal, and License Clerks, File Clerks, Postmasters and Mail Superintendents.
- delegates high-volume, well-defined indexing and redaction tasks to an AI pipeline, then audits a representative sample for compliance with court records policies.
- 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: Data base user interface and query 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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