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
- Regulatory compliance gap analysis: directs an AI tool to cross-reference project activities against applicable clean water statutes and permit conditions, then applies expert judgment to resolve ambiguities and finalize compliance determinations.
- Regulatory submission support: leverages AI to accelerate drafting of statistical analysis sections in clinical study reports, applying expert judgment to ensure compliance with ICH E9 and relevant guidance documents.
- Regulatory compliance gap analysis: tasks an AI tool with cross-referencing proposed site activities against applicable environmental regulations, then adjudicates flagged gaps using contextual engineering expertise.
Session plan
- 15 minThe caseWhere this shows up: engineering offices and labs, working with managers, engineers, technicians. Conditions to expect: analytical, precision-driven, project-based. Entry roles this maps to: Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other, Non-Destructive Testing Specialists, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians.
- engages an AI language tool to parse dense code language and produce plain-language summaries, then exercises professional judgment to apply the correct interpretation to specific inspection scenarios.
- 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, Analytical or scientific software, Computer aided design CAD 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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