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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

  • Payment and delivery record reconciliation: delegates end-of-day order and payment summaries to an AI assistant, cross-checking the generated report against collected cash and receipts before submission.
  • Goal-setting and policy drafting: uses AI to synthesize sector benchmarks and draft collection and disbursement policy language, applying persuasion expertise and compliance judgment to finalize documents.
  • Active listening with AI note capture: conducts service intake conversations while an AI transcription tool logs order details in real time, then reviews and corrects the captured record before confirming with the customer.

Session plan

  1. 15 minThe caseWhere this shows up: retail settings and client sites, working with managers, customers, sales teams. Conditions to expect: customer-facing, target-driven, persuasion-based. Entry roles this maps to: Cashiers, Counter and Rental Clerks, Demonstrators and Product Promoters.
    • conducts service intake conversations while an AI transcription tool logs order details in real time, then reviews and corrects the captured record before confirming with the customer.
    From Counter and Rental Clerks (41-2021.00)
  2. 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: Office suite software, Spreadsheet software, Data base user interface and query software.
  3. 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?"
  4. 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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