Study Guide

Learning outcomes

- Introduction to GitHub: Understand what GitHub is and the benefits it offers for version control and collaboration.
- Setting Up Git and GitHub: Learn how to install Git and create a GitHub account.
- Creating and Managing Repositories: Discover how to create, manage, and track changes within repositories.
- Branches and Merging: Master the use of branches and merging to manage and collaborate on code.
- Working with GitHub Remotes: Learn to use GitHub remotes for effective collaboration.
- Essential GitHub Features: Explore key GitHub features like Issues, Gists, and Organizations.
- GitHub Workflow Basics: Understand the GitHub workflow, including forking repositories, submitting pull requests, and tagging releases.
- Introduction to Advanced Git Concepts: Level up your Git skills with advanced concepts like rebasing, stashing, and Git LFS.

Implementation and methods of teaching

Independent online course

Timing and attendance

You can complete the course at your own pace as long as it's available

Learning material and recommended literature

All the needed material is in the course. This also includes videos, ebooks and audio lessons.

Learning environment

Moodle

Student time use and work load

The course offers 5 ECTS credits worth of content

Contents

This comprehensive course covers the fundamentals of GitHub, its setup, repository management, advanced features, and practical workflow techniques. Students learn to effectively use GitHub for version control, collaboration, and project management, ensuring smooth and efficient development processes.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Basic understanding of software development concepts is recommended. This course is a part of the AI series of courses. You don't need to complete the other courses to do this one, but you can also do those if you found this course interesting.

Assessment scale

Approved/Failed