Foundations field exercise
Create a clear instruction sheet using only supported steps.
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Start with the idea
Create a clear instruction sheet using only supported steps.
Check every instruction against the supplied source. Missing steps are questions to resolve, not gaps to fill with guesses. A dangerous invented instruction is enough to reject the draft.
Instruction check: Matching each proposed step to the source that allows it.
See the example and check your understanding
A made-up teaching example
The fictional device packet calls for a visual damage check and a date and device ID record. If damage is found, stop and notify Lee. It gives no repair procedure. An AI-added wiring repair must be removed.
Ask yourself
Should you keep a repair step because it sounds useful?
Show the explanation
No. The source does not support it. This exercise is a made-up information task, not instructions for real equipment.
Start with these checks
- Support every instruction with a source.
- Keep the stop-on-damage rule.
- Leave missing information visible.
Use the different practice case below and check every requirement in its full instructions.
The video explains the main idea. Use the sources, instructions and checks below to complete the practice.
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Foundations field exercise
Create a clear instruction sheet using only supported steps.
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Source-based teaching example · Fictional data · Reviewed 2026-10-03. Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized. On a small screen, use fullscreen for diagram details or read the transcript.
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0:00 · What you will learn
Create a clear instruction sheet using only supported steps.
What appears on screen
Create a clear instruction sheet using only supported steps.
0:06 · The idea
Check every instruction against the supplied source. Missing steps are questions to resolve, not gaps to fill with guesses. A dangerous invented instruction is enough to reject the draft.
What appears on screen
Check every instruction against the supplied source. Missing steps are questions to resolve, not gaps to fill with guesses. A dangerous invented instruction is enough to reject the draft.
0:22 · One useful term
Instruction check. Matching each proposed step to the source that allows it.
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Matching each proposed step to the source that allows it.
0:29 · A worked example · 1
The fictional device packet calls for a visual damage check and a date and device ID record. If damage is found, stop and notify Lee. It gives no repair procedure.
What appears on screen
The fictional device packet calls for a visual damage check and a date and device ID record. If damage is found, stop and notify Lee. It gives no repair procedure.
0:44 · A worked example · 2
An AI-added wiring repair must be removed.
What appears on screen
An AI-added wiring repair must be removed.
0:49 · Your turn to think
Should you keep a repair step because it sounds useful? Pause and decide before continuing.
What appears on screen
Should you keep a repair step because it sounds useful? Pause the video if you need more time.
1:06 · Why this answer works
No. The source does not support it. This exercise is a made-up information task, not instructions for real equipment.
What appears on screen
No. The source does not support it. This exercise is a made-up information task, not instructions for real equipment.
1:18 · Check 1
Support every instruction with a source.
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Support every instruction with a source.
1:23 · Check 2
Keep the stop-on-damage rule.
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Keep the stop-on-damage rule.
1:28 · Check 3
Leave missing information visible.
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Leave missing information visible.
1:33 · Now try a different case
Open the lesson and try its different practice case. Use every check in the full task. Watching alone does not mark the lesson complete.
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Before you start
Prerequisite: F1–F7; redo permission/evidence exercises if uncertain. Offline/no-cost route: a notebook, calculator and supplied synthetic facts. Optional tools must already be authorized. No real workplace data, paid API, new account or external action is required.
What you will be able to do
- Authorize tool and data.
- Execute a CTSE workflow.
- Verify and brief output with limitations.
Part 1 Integrate the workflow in the right order
A field exercise begins with intake and scope, then CTSE, source inspection, drafting, independent checks and a recorded accept/revise/stop decision. Preserve the source packet and original output. Critical authorization or evidence failures require repair even if the writing is strong. A brief-back should explain a consequential edit, its supporting evidence and the condition that would change the conclusion. Training success is limited to the supplied case; unfamiliar tasks test transfer more meaningfully than repeating a memorized example.
Part 2 Worked synthetic example
Synthetic equipment-check aid for a fictional display device: S1 says inspect housing for visible damage; if damaged, stop and notify Lee. S2 says record date and device ID before the routine visual check; no repair procedure is supplied. Generated aid says open housing and repair wiring. Reject that invented hazardous step. Supported aid records date/ID, performs visual inspection, and stops on damage. This is a fictional information task, not instructions for real equipment.
Part 3 Guided practice and feedback
Order the steps: approve scope, preserve S1/S2, write CTSE, create draft, inspect every step against sources, record disposition. Explain why “the model sounds confident” cannot replace inspection. If device ID is missing, mark it missing rather than inventing one.
Review and next step
Self-review is practice, not independent certification or operational approval. If evidence passes, move to A1 use-case selection; otherwise revisit the failed prerequisite.
Substantive review: 2026-10-02. Use the configuration guide when selecting tools. NIST AI RMF is voluntary risk-management guidance and grants no course or operational authorization.