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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Used by over 90% of developers, Git is one of the most powerful and adaptable version control systems. In the Collaborative Coding with Git certification course the candidates will find ways to visualise and explore a project’s history via Git repositories. The candidates will enable them to quickly adapt to a new collaborative environment, especially if they are working with Git remotely.

The Collaborative Coding with Git certification by Futurelearn is in collaboration with the University of Manchester and the Institute of Coding. The course teaches you techniques such as maintaining high-quality code, code review to ensure safe code changes, maintaining consistent coding styles across large teams, etc.

The Collaborative Coding with Git online course will teach students how to explore Git as a quality assurance tool, and learn how to use GIT to facilitate team learning, as well as enhance their workflows, collaboration, and code quality. The course is ideal for freshers/professionals interested in or working in software development.

The Highlights

100% online programme
6 weeks course
Weekly study 2 hours

Programme Offerings

Online Course
E-certification
Comprehensive curriculum
tests
Exeperienced faculty

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1919	yes	Futurelearn

The Collaborative Coding with Git certification fees is as follows. There are three options.

One-off payment: Unlimited access, printed and digital certifications, self-paced learning, assessments, discuss your learning in comments
Subscribe to unlimited: Unlimited access to hundreds of courses, digital certification only, self-paced learning, and assessments, discuss your learning in the comments
Join with limited access: limited to 6 weeks, no re-certification available, no assessments, discuss your learning in the comments.

Particulars	Fees in INR
One-off payment	Rs. 1,919
Subscribe to unlimited	Rs. 750 per month
Join with limited access	Free

Note: Kindly check the website for the latest updates such as the course timings, fees, etc.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidates who wish to take the Collaborative Coding with Git certification course must have programming skills. Ideally, anyone with the following degrees can develop programming skills: BCA, B.Sc. Computer Science, B.Tech Computer Science Engineering

What you will learn

Software development skillsCollaboration

After the completion of the Collaborative Coding with Git certification syllabus, the candidates will gain knowledge.

Visualize and explore a project’s history using Git.
Make Git work for you and your team using Git Workflows
Collaborate with colleagues on projects.
Utilize Git to handle safe and effective project changes.
Git as a Quality Assurance tool and as a facilitator for team learning

Who it is for

Software DeveloperComputer ProgrammerWeb developerSoftware Engineer

The Collaborative Coding with Git certification by Futurelearn is ideal for professionals such as:

Admission Details

Step 1: Visit the course page- https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/collaborative-coding-with-git

Step 2: Click on ‘Go to course’. The candidates can sign in easily with their Google accounts. They can audit the course for free for 6 weeks.

Step 3: If they wish to have assessments, and e-certifications, then there are two other options: ‘one-off payment’ and ‘Subscribe to Unlimited’ These are mentioned in detail below.

Step 4: Apply for either of them, pay the required fees, and fill in the required details in the application form.

Application Details

The application form for the Collaborative Coding with Git certification course requires the candidates to fill in their profiles. The details would include (Name, address, payment details, etc.) Fill in these and start learning the course after payment

The Syllabus

Welcome to the course

What are the biggest challenges to distributed software collaboration? - Article
Course Overview - Article
Introduce yourself - Discussion
What is Git and why is it worth learning about? - Article
Let's get to know each other - Poll

Visualising a project's history

An introduction to the Git graph - Article
Branches, tags, and repositories - Article
Using Git with GUIs - Article

Cloning your first repository

Installing Git - Article
Cloning a repository - Video
Exploring a cloned repository with the git graph in the terminal - Video
Exploring a cloned repository with the Git graph using a GUI- Video

Practice your skills: Code Orienteering

Code Orienteering - Quiz

Practice your skills: "You're Hired!"

You’re Hired! - Poll

Summary of the week

Review of the week - Article
Clone and investigate an open-source project which inspires you - Article

Weekly Q&A Session

Weekly Q&A - Discussion

Optional: Industry interview

Activity: Optional: Industry interview: Video

Overview of the week

Recap and overview - Article
Why record code changes at all? - Discussion

How does Git actually work?

A brief introduction to the SHA - Article
Branches - Article
Tags and the HEAD - Article

Checking out

Checkout - Article
The detached HEAD state - Article

Making a commit

Staging and committing - Article

Practice your skills: Commit Copycat!

Commit Copycat! - Article

Practice your skills: Who's the Git?

Who's the Git? -Quiz

Summary of the week

Review of the Week - Article

Weekly Q&A session

Weekly Q&A - Discussion

Overview of the week

Recap and overview - Article

Ways of working with Git

Different arrangements when working with Git -Article
Branches as lines of development - Article
Creating a branch - Article

Creating your own Git repositories

Create your own local repository - Article
Create your own remote repository - Article
Creating a secure connection between your machine and the hosting service - Video
Connecting your local and remote repositories - Article

Practice your skills: Commit Copycat!

Commit Copycat! - Article

Pushing

Pushing to an empty remote repository - Article
Using a hosting service to make changes to a project - Article
The remote tracking branch - Article
Fetch - Article

Code Review

Why review code? - Article
Types of code review - Article
Examples of code review in practice - Article

Optional: Industry interview

Industry interview - Video

Summary of the week

Review of the week - Article

Weekly Q&A Session

Weekly Q&A - Discussion

Test

Weeks 1-3 - Test

Overview of the week

Recap and Review - Article

Merging

The need for code integration - Article
Fast forward merge - Article
Practice Your Skills: Bug Hunting with Git - Article
Non-fast forward merge - Article
Practice Your Skills: Bug Hunting with Git Revisited - Article

Rebasing

Rebasing - Article
Bug Hunting with Git Rebased - Article
The great debate: merge or rebase? - Discussion

Undoing changes

The Three Trees - Article
Reset - Article

Practice your skills: Commit Copycat!

Commit Copycat! - Article

Summary of the week

Review of the week - Article

Weekly Q&A Session

Weekly Q&A - Discussion

Overview of the week

Recap and overview - Article

Conflict resolution

What is a conflict? - Article
How does Git know where to look? - Article
Resolving conflicts- Article
Conflict resolution using external tools- Video

Manipulating the code change history

Interactive rebasing - Article
Interactive rebasing commands - Article

Undoing changes with revert

Reset or Revert? - Article
Revert example - Article

Practice your skills: Commit Copycat!

Commit Copycat! - Article

Summary of the week

Review of the week - Article

Weekly Q&A session

Weekly Q&A - Discussion

Overview of the week

Overview of the week - Article

Best practices

What are best practices? - Article
Examples of best practices - Article

Git Workflows

What is a Git workflow? - Article
Git Workflows - Article

Optional: Industry Interview

Optional: industry interview with Martina Catizone - Video

Advanced techniques

Stash - Article
Blame - Article
Cherry-picking - Article
Recovering work with reflog - Article

Open Source Licensing: Who owns your code?

What is open-source software? - Article
Why licensing is necessary - Article
Licensing a project - Article
Changes in attitude towards open-source software - Article

Summary of the week

Review of the week - Article

Final task and Q&A session

Weekly Q&A - Discussion
Final task - Article
What's next? - Article

Test

Weeks 4-6 - Test

Evaluation process

Note: Kindly visit the official website (link provided above) to check for the commencement of the latest batch, exam dates, exam centers, other details, etc.

Instructors

The University of Manchester, Manchester Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Who is teaching the Collaborative Coding with Git online course?

The course is taught by Suzanne Embury, a Reader in Software Engineering and Fardeen Mackenzie, an experienced computer science researcher and software developer.

2: Are there any assessments for the Collaborative Coding with Git training course’?

Yes, there are online assessments and tests which are available for those who have paid for the course. It is not available for those who are only auditing the course.

3: What mode of classes are taught in Collaborative Coding with Git training course?

The course is taught through online mode.

4: What is the duration of the Collaborative Coding with Git online course?

While the course will be conducted over 6 weeks, with 2 hours allotted weekly, those with a paid subscriptions can take their time to learn the course.