Working with GitHub

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

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Overview/Description
GitHub can be leveraged to provide powerful versioning for software projects. In this course, you'll explore GitHub workflow, requests, collaboration, and the GitHub Desktop application.

Target Audience
Software developers who wish to learn about version control using Git and GitHub

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.2

Lesson Objectives

Working with GitHub

start the course

describe GitHub and its features

specify how to create a GitHub account

describe how to navigate the GitHub web interface

demonstrate how to create a GitHub repository

specify how to connect to a GitHub repository using the Git CLI

describe ways in which GitHub integrates with other services

identify how GitHub supports distributed workflows

describe how to compare and pull a request in GitHub

describe collaborative features when working with repositories in GitHub

define mentions and notifications in GitHub

describe markdown and how it's used in GitHub

demonstrate how to install GitHub Desktop

specify how to create and add repositories in GitHub Desktop

describe how to activate GitHub Pages and apply themes in GitHub Desktop

work with GitHub Desktop and GitHub Pages

Course Number:
sd_dgit_a03_it_enus

Expertise Level
Beginner