Learn Git Course Syllabus

Overview: This comprehensive, hands-on course guides beginners through mastering Git and version control, an essential skill for every developer. Structured across six modules, the course blends foundational concepts with real-world practice, covering repositories, commits, branching, merging, remote collaboration, and workflow best practices. Each module takes approximately 1 week to complete, with a mix of theory and interactive exercises. Total time commitment is around 6 weeks with flexible, self-paced learning. Lifetime access ensures you can revisit content anytime.

Module 1: Introduction to Git & Version Control

Estimated time: 5 hours

• What is version control
• Git vs. other version control systems
• Git installation and setup
• Initialize a Git repository
• Track your first files

Module 2: Core Git Commands

Estimated time: 5 hours

• Using git init to create repositories
• Staging changes with git add
• Recording history with git commit
• Checking status and viewing logs with git status and git log
• Inspecting changes using git diff

Module 3: Branching & Merging

Estimated time: 5 hours

• Creating and managing branches with git branch
• Switching between branches using git checkout
• Merging branches into main
• Resolving merge conflicts

Module 4: Working with Remotes

Estimated time: 5 hours

• Managing remote repositories with git remote
• Cloning repositories using git clone
• Pushing changes with git push
• Pulling updates with git pull and fetching with git fetch

Module 5: Git History & Undoing Changes

Estimated time: 5 hours

• Reverting changes with git revert
• Resetting commits using git reset
• Recovering lost work with git reflog
• Stashing uncommitted changes with git stash

Module 6: Git Workflow & Collaboration Best Practices

Estimated time: 5 hours

• Understanding Gitflow and branching strategies
• Creating and reviewing pull requests
• Performing code reviews
• Using git rebase for clean history
• Simulating collaboration with forked repositories

Prerequisites

• Basic computer literacy
• Familiarity with command line interface (CLI)
• No prior Git experience required

What You'll Be Able to Do After

• Understand Git fundamentals including repositories, commits, branches, and merges
• Navigate and manipulate version control effectively using core Git commands
• Resolve merge conflicts and manage branching workflows
• Collaborate on remote repositories using GitHub or similar platforms
• Apply industry-standard Git workflows in team-based development environments