GitHub Lab Summary And Reflection Paper

Prior to beginning work on this final paper, review x in the MIS textbook.

Now that you have completed the GitHub Labs in Week 4 and participated in the Week 5 Interactive Learning Discussion, its time to reflect on your experience. This written assignment will allow you to summarize what youve learned about GitHub, explain why its important to understand this platform and discuss how GitHub can be applied in your current or future career field.

Additionally, youll integrate feedback you received from your instructor and peers during the Week 5 discussion. This will demonstrate your ability to engage with others, apply constructive feedback, and grow from collaborative learning.

In your paper,

Write a minimum 500-word summary that addresses the following:

• What you learned from working with GitHub and completing the labs?
• Describe specific tasks you completed (e.g., pulling data from SQL tables, filtering data, using GitHub tools).
• Reflect on any challenges you encountered during the assignment and explain how you addressed themor, if unresolved, what you learned from the experience.
• Why GitHub is important to learn.
• Explain how GitHub facilitates version control, team collaboration, and project organization in modern tech environments.
• Describe how gaining proficiency in GitHub can contribute to your growth and success in a professional setting.
• How GitHub can be used in the industry or field you plan to work in.
• Share how GitHub is or could be used in your current role or intended field (e.g., cybersecurity, software development, data analysis).
• Provide specific examples to show how GitHub tools and practices align with real-world tasks in your profession.
• Incorporate instructor and peer feedback received in the Week 5 discussion.
• Highlight at least one meaningful piece of feedback you received from a peer or your instructor during the discussion.
• Describe how that feedback influenced your understanding of the lab or helped you improve your approach to completing the tasks.

Assignment Requirements

The GitHub Lab Summary and Reflection Paper,

• must be 500 word double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages and formatted according to
• as outlined in the Writing Centers
• resource..
• must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
• title of paper in bold font
• Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
• students name
• name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
• course name and number
• instructors name
• due date
• must utilize academic voice.
• Review the
• resource for additional guidance.
• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
• Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
• For assistance on writing
• and
• , refer to the Writing Center resources.
• must use at least 1 credible source (e.g., the Pro Git book or a credible online GitHub resource).
• The
• table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
• To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, refer to this
• tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Centers
• guide.
• must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
• Refer to the
• resource in the Writing Center for specifications.