This concept paper summarizes content, structure, and didactic methods of the full-semester course “Track, organize and share your work: An introduction to Git for research” by Dr. Lennart Wittkuhn. An online version is available at https://lennartwittkuhn.com/version-control-course-concept. It was prepared for the Teaching Award 2024 at the Institute of Psychology, University of Hamburg. More details about the course can also be found in this project description, this project report, and a 20-minute video interview.