Copy the link to the repository by clicking the clone or download button. Then click the button associated with 'Clone with https'
Navigate to the directory that you want to use as your homework folder.
Open powershell (shift + right click, then select from menu)
then type the following command
git clone {THE LINK YOU COPIED, these brackets are not needed}
now you should have the boilerplate code. Open the folder for a given hw assignment in intellij.