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🔀 Git & GitHub Mastery

Version control is the #1 skill every employer checks first. Build a professional GitHub profile that gets you hired.

📋 Course Details
Duration 4 Weeks (20+ Hours)
Level Beginner to Professional
Prerequisites Basic computer skills
Format Live Classes + Real Team Collaboration Exercises
Certification Technology Channel Training Certificate

🎯 Learning Outcomes — What You WILL Be Able to Do

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Track any project's complete history using Git with confidence
  2. Collaborate with teams using branches, pull requests, and code reviews — exactly like real companies do
  3. Resolve merge conflicts calmly instead of panicking
  4. Contribute to open-source projects with your first real pull request
  5. Build a professional GitHub profile with pinned projects, README, and contribution graph
  6. Automate testing and deployment with GitHub Actions (CI/CD basics)

👥 Who This Course Is For

  • Programming students (Git is required for every developer job)
  • Self-taught developers with no team experience
  • Designers, writers, and researchers who version their work
  • Anyone building a portfolio for job applications

📚 Course Modules

Module 1: Git Foundations

Outcome: Initialize, track, and commit any project locally.

  • Why Version Control? Life Before Git
  • Installing Git (Windows, macOS, Linux)
  • Git Configuration (name, email, editor)
  • The Three Areas: Working Directory, Staging, Repository
  • git init, git add, git commit
  • Viewing History: git log, git diff, git show
  • Writing Professional Commit Messages
  • .gitignore — what NOT to track
  • Undoing Changes: restore, reset, revert, amend
  • 🧪 Practice: Version-control your first project from scratch

Module 2: Branching & Merging

Outcome: Work on features safely and merge without fear.

  • What is a Branch? Why Branch?
  • Creating, Switching, and Deleting Branches
  • Merging Branches (Fast-Forward vs 3-Way Merge)
  • Merge Conflicts: Why They Happen & How to Resolve Them
  • Rebasing vs Merging — when to use each
  • Stashing Work in Progress
  • Cherry-Picking Commits
  • Tagging Releases (v1.0.0 and Semantic Versioning)
  • 🧪 Practice: Simulate and resolve 5 real merge conflicts

Module 3: GitHub — Your Professional Identity

Outcome: Publish projects and build a GitHub profile recruiters notice.

  • Creating a GitHub Account & SSH Key Setup
  • Remote Repositories: clone, push, pull, fetch
  • Writing a Great README (with badges, screenshots, setup guide)
  • GitHub Profile README — your developer resume
  • Licenses: MIT, GPL, Apache — which to choose
  • GitHub Issues, Labels, and Milestones
  • GitHub Projects (Kanban boards)
  • 🧪 Practice: Publish 3 projects with professional READMEs

Module 4: Team Collaboration Workflow

Outcome: Work exactly the way professional teams work.

  • Forking vs Cloning
  • Pull Requests: Creating, Reviewing, Approving
  • Code Review Etiquette (giving and receiving feedback)
  • Branch Protection Rules
  • Git Workflows: GitHub Flow, Git Flow, Trunk-Based
  • Handling pull conflicts in team settings
  • Contributing to Open Source: finding "good first issues"
  • 🧪 Practice: Team project — 4 students, one repo, real PR reviews

Module 5: Automation & Advanced Tools

Outcome: Automate checks and deployments like a DevOps-ready developer.

  • GitHub Actions: Your First CI Workflow
  • Auto-Running Tests on Every Push
  • Deploying a Website with GitHub Pages
  • GitHub Codespaces & github.dev
  • Git Aliases & Productivity Tips
  • Recovering "Lost" Work with reflog

🏆 Capstone Projects

  1. Open Source Contribution: Submit a real pull request to a public open-source project
  2. Team Simulation: Complete a group project using Issues → Branches → PRs → Reviews → Release
  3. Portfolio Launch: Deploy your personal portfolio site free with GitHub Pages

💼 Career Outcomes

Required skill for: Software Developer · Web Developer · Data Scientist · DevOps Engineer · Technical Writer — plus a public portfolio that proves your skills

📜 Assessment & Certification

  • MCQ Test & Important Interview Questions (Git questions appear in almost every tech interview)
  • Practical Evaluation: live branching & conflict-resolution test
  • Training Certificate from Technology Channel

🎓 Created By

Technology Channel — Empowering Learners Worldwide