Choose a company in a part of the world and domain where you feel at ease with daily quotes available at http://finance.google.com and which issue dividends (e.g. you can select a component of the S&P 500, Nasdaq, SMI (Swiss Market Index) or any European market)

Describe the company, consider the recent performance (take five years) of the shares have selected. That means that you have to research the price of the chosen share five years ago and today. In addition you must establish what dividends were paid. Then using one of the techniques covered in the course (discounted cash flow or end value with dividends carried forward with a stated interest rate), establish the historical return on investment.

You can use http://finance.google.com to find the data on share price. Look under sector summary, select a sector you like, then a company for your research. To find data on dividends, you can look at the company web site (which is listed on the page of finance.google.com devoted to your company.

You may use other data sources is you prefer. (e.g. http://www.bloomberg.com, http://www.cnbc.com )