Steps
Go over the Installing R and Git in your computer session and make sure you have everything installed and updated.
Introduce your GitHub credentials to your local computer. Follow the steps in Git and GitHub Setup section.
Create a new repository on GitHub. It is up to you if you you named it something related to a project you are working or something more like a test-repo.
Clone your GitHub repository into your local computer. Create a new RProject (with version control)
Modify the README file. Provide a title to your project and a description.
Stage (add)-Commit-Pull-Pushyour changes.Add sub-folders to your project. We have talked throughout the course the importance of organization, ultimately, it is up to you how you organize your project.
Add data into your project and create a script (or Quarto doc)
Read in your data and start working with it!
If your data is too large you might wanna consider adding your the folder where your data live to the gitignore file. This way, Git will not track that file. GitHub has a size limit to 100 mb. This mean your will not be able to push files over that limit. This is when the gitignore comes handy.