Assignment 1: Setting up your portfolio in GitHub

EVR 628- Intro to Environmental Data Science

Author
Affiliation

Juan Carlos Villaseñor-Derbez (JC)

Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric & Earth Science and Institute for Data Science & Computing

The big picture

Remember that the final goal is to have a GitHub repository where you can showcase your work. Assignment 1 is therefore to create the repository that you will use throughout the class.

This assignment

Task: Create a new repository to contain your portfolio

Specifically:

  1. Create a GitHub repository for your portfolio (I suggest you call it portfolio)
  1. The repository should be public, or shared with us: jcvdav jreigrut
  1. Add information to your README.md file
  2. Make at least two meaningful commits

Grading Rubric

  • 50%: The repo exists on GitHub and can be accessed by us
  • 30%: The repo has a README.md file with content (name, about you, about the project)
  • 10%: The repo has a .gitignore file
  • 10%: The repo has at least two commits, in addition to the default one

Turning in your assignment

  • Due Sunday, September 6, 2026 11:59 PM via Canvas
  • Share your repository link via Canvas