Read the following steps and guidelines properly for proper understanding of the basics of Github. It will help further while making project submission for Code Innovation Series.
Add a readme.md file to the folder, stating your Name and your skillset.
Create a Pull Request only after you have completed the entire process and do not wish to make any further changes.
You can complete your work on the local machine and then upload your project folder in the forked repository and proceed to create a Pull Request.