Week 3) Project Management and Version Control

Learning Goals

• Understand and apply basic Git commands and workflows for version control in software projects.
• Set up and manage repositories on GitHub, including creating branches, committing changes, and resolving conflicts.
• Collaborate effectively on projects using GitHub, including using pull requests and branching strategies.
• Gain proficiency in restoring previous versions of work and managing repository contents using .gitignore and other Git features.

Preparation before class

• Improve your knowledge about Shell/Bash in this Datacamp tutorial (first chapter only, “manipulating files and directories”)
• Please read chapters 5-6 of “Marketing Analytics: A Modern Toolkit” (and optionally the Appendix: Working with the terminal, Git - Cheatsheet)

Tutorial

• Tutorial

Coaching session

• Work on your team goals for this course week (see coaching #2 on your workplan)

After the lecture

• Complete all exercises in this week’s tutorial

Tips & tricks

• Curious how to use Git with a graphical user interface?
  • Use Git directly from within R - find out how!
  • Another fantastic Git client is Sourcetreeapp, which works on Windows, Mac and Linux!
• Git & Github cheatsheet