As a new instructor, Make up work has been a difficult policy to enforce. Meaning, there are so many different excuses and circumstances that occur. I have found myself in the beginning not enforcing the policy as stated in the syllabus was a problem for me because it was much more work for me to sort out the "make up" assignments and other assignments. Eventually, after 2 terms of teaching I found myself "laying down the law" and did not accept make up work unless it came with a doctor note of some sort. This was something I learned through experience.