Introduction-to-Git-GitHub---Public-Course-Repo

Introduction to Git & GitHub — Free 2‑Week Course

This repository contains a complete, instructor‑ready, 2‑week curriculum for learning Git and GitHub. The materials are modular: daily lessons, short exercises, rubrics, and two weekly projects to practice collaboration.

How to Use This Repo

1. Read the high‑level map in syllabus.md.
2. Work through course/week1 then course/week2, following each day’s lesson and assignment.
3. For any question about the course or to submit your work, use the course Discord server (see Submission below).

License

Syllabus (high level)

• Week 1: Foundations of Git
  • course/week1/day1.md — What is Git & install/config
  • course/week1/day2.md — Initializing repositories
  • course/week1/day3.md — Basic Git commands
  • course/week1/day4.md — Working with remotes (clone, push, pull)
  • course/week1/day5.md — Branching basics
  • course/week1/project.md — Personal Profile project
• Week 2: Collaboration & Professional Workflow
  • course/week2/day6.md — Merging & merge conflicts
  • course/week2/day7.md — Pull requests
  • course/week2/day8.md — Fork, clone, and open PRs (class repo: https://github.com/bonaventureogeto/Introduction-to-Git-GitHub—Public-Course-Repo)
  • course/week2/day9.md — Undoing mistakes
  • course/week2/day10.md — Issues & Project Boards
  • course/week2/project.md — Team Mini‑Wiki project

How to work through the lessons

• Read the lesson for the day in course/week*/day*.md.
• Perform the exercises locally using the terminal and Git (examples use HTTPS clone URLs).
• Use branches for features and open Pull Requests to demonstrate the workflow.

Files you may use for exercises:

• students.md (added to repo) — used in Week 2 Day 8 as a simple file for students to update.

Submission (important)

All course submissions should be posted to the course Discord server, in the channel named “intro to git and github”.

• Invite link (use this to join): https://discord.gg/CP6vJQbA8S
• For consistent grading, follow the submission template in SUBMIT_GUIDELINES.md — copy/paste the template into the Discord channel when submitting.

Why Discord?

• Centralized, real‑time discussion and feedback.
• Easier for instructors to track submissions, answer questions, and manage peer review.

Grading & Rubrics

Each daily assignment includes a short rubric at the end of the lesson (typically 100 pts). Rubrics list deliverables (repo link, PR link, branch names) and point allocation. Projects have their own rubrics in the project files.

Instructors will grade submissions posted on Discord using the rubric in the lesson. For team projects, one team member should post the final submission and tag the teammates.

Instructor / Class Repo

The course uses this public instructor repo for some exercises:

https://github.com/bonaventureogeto/Introduction-to-Git-GitHub—Public-Course-Repo

Students will fork this repo for Week 2 exercises involving forking and PRs.

Contributing to this course

Want to improve the course? Open an issue or PR in this repo. If you plan to submit content changes, follow these guidelines:

• Keep changes focused (one lesson per PR).
• Include clear motivation in the PR description.
• Tag maintainers for review.

Resources & further reading

• Official Git docs: https://git-scm.com/doc
• Pro Git book (free): https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2
• GitHub Docs: https://docs.github.com

Files of interest

• syllabus.md — course map
• course/ — lesson content
• students.md — example file used in Day 8
• SUBMIT_GUIDELINES.md — (new) copy/paste Discord submission templates
• .github/ — issue/pr templates and community files

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

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