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This document provides a guide on setting up a GitHub account and creating repositories for portfolio documentation. It outlines the importance of a README file and suggests sections to include, such as project title, introduction, modeling and evaluation, and conclusion. Additionally, it introduces Markdown as a formatting tool for GitHub and provides resources for learning more about it.

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Get Started With GitHub - Google Docs

This document provides a guide on setting up a GitHub account and creating repositories for portfolio documentation. It outlines the importance of a README file and suggests sections to include, such as project title, introduction, modeling and evaluation, and conclusion. Additionally, it introduces Markdown as a formatting tool for GitHub and provides resources for learning more about it.

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Get started with GitHub

Set up a GitHub account


To create your GitHub account, access the links and follow the steps provided.

1. Set up an account on GitHub


2. A er se ing up a GitHub account, create separate repositories for your
por olio documentation. Repositories are like folders and o en referred to as
“repos” for short. Review Create a repo for more information.
3. Each repository, or repo folder, will contain your project les and a “README”
le. A README is a text le that provides an overview of your project.
○ Some example sections you may want to include are:
■ A Project Title: A descriptive title related to the project that may
interest your prospective employer. Do not title your project
“Por olio Project”; instead, try adding a title that de nes the
project you have worked on.
■ A Project Introduction: Two to three sentences that state the
problem you solved, the data used for the project, and your
modeling results.
■ Modeling and Evaluation: Name and describe the models you
used for the project and any corresponding evaluation metrics.
■ Conclusion: Your recommendations for solving the problem and a
description of any future steps you want to take to expand on your
project.

How to use Markdown


Markdown is a simple markup language, similar to HTML. Markdown allows you to
format plaintext documents via GitHub.

Here are a few resource options for you to learn more:

● Basic Syntax
● Markdown Cheat Sheet
● GitHub Markdown Cheatsheet
● GitHub basic writing and forma ing syntax
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