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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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