This session
In this session, you will complete the following tasks:
- Complete the pre-course survey.
- Read the chapter “Introduction” of the Version Control Book.
- Check whether you have achieved the learning objectives.
- After the session: complete the homework.
Homework
Check if you have Git and / or a command line installed. For detailed instructions for Windows and macOS users, see the chapter “Installation” of the Version Control Book.
Learning objectives
💡 You know what version control is.
💡 You can argue why version control is useful (for research).
💡 You can name benefits of Git compared to other approaches to version control.
💡 You can explain the difference between Git and GitHub.
Slides
To print the slides to PDF, do the following:
- Toggle into Print View using the E key (or using the Navigation Menu).
- Open the in-browser print dialog (CTRL/CMD+P).
- Change the Destination setting to Save as PDF.
- Change the Layout to Landscape.
- Change the Margins to None.
- Enable the Background graphics option.
- Click Save.
Note: This feature has been confirmed to work in Google Chrome, Chromium as well as in Firefox.
Here’s what the Chrome print dialog would look like with these settings enabled:
These instructions were copied from the Quarto documentation (MIT License) and slightly modified.
Dear course participants,
You are receiving this email because you are enrolled in the course “Track, organize and share your work: An introduction to Git for psychological research”, taking place this summer semester 2024 (April to July) at University of Hamburg. We are excited that you have signed up for this course and can’t wait to delve into the world of version control with you. Our first session takes place next Monday, April 08, 2024, from 12:15 to 13:45 at Von-Melle-Park 5, Room 3016.
In order to tailor the course to your prior experience and needs, we have prepared a short survey with a few questions. Please complete the survey before our first session, ideally by Sunday evening (April 07, 2024). This will give us enough time to review your responses before our first session on Monday.
The survey can be accessed here: https://version-control-intro.formr.org
A few technical remarks about the survey: The survey will ask you for two codewords: a personal codeword and a course codeword.
The personal codeword is used to associate your responses with a unique identifier. This will allow us to identify and relate your responses across surveys while ensuring anonymity. By providing a personal codeword, you will allow us to draw more detailed insights from your responses that will help us improve the course for you. The survey will contain an explanation of how to generate your personal codeword.
The course codeword is used to tag your responses as coming from a course participant at University of Hamburg. We might also use the survey to collect responses from participants in other course settings. The course codeword allows us to distinguish responses from different course settings.
The course codeword is: -------- (course password will be announced during the course).
Apart from answering the survey, you don’t need to prepare anything else for our first session on Monday.
Further information about the course can be found on our course website: https://lennartwittkuhn.com/version-control-course-uhh-ss24
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us directly via email.
We are looking forward to seeing you for the first session on Monday!
Best wishes,
Lennart Wittkuhn (Instructor) & Konrad Pagenstedt (Teaching Assistant)