The aim of the present study is to explore the use of the serious game Top Eleven as an auxiliary educational tool in a sports economics undergraduate course. This attempt is warranted by the fact that serious games can provide real life/work experiences and set the ground for managerial – economics skills development. The selection of the specific serious game is based on the ample and varied sports economics data provided and its free of charge online accessibility. Following the case study methodology, a virtual football club was created and managed within Top Eleven. The stated research questions were based on the analysis and application of the generated data to a number of economic concepts identified in a specific sports economics textbook. Based on the analysis results, twelve out of 17 in total identified economic concepts were successfully analyzed using eleven economic data sources of items embedded in the game. The implementation phase showed that Top Eleven could be used as an educational supporting tool in the form of virtual internship for gaining of practical experience by applying sports economic concepts for the financial management of a professional football club. It is argued that the game offers a sensible working environment in sports economics and the associated sport management field.

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严肃游戏Top 11作为体育经济学的教育工具

本研究的目的是探索严肃游戏Top 11作为体育经济学本科课程的辅助教育工具的使用。这种尝试是有道理的，因为严肃的游戏可以提供真实的生活/工作体验，并为管理 - 经济技能的发展奠定基础。特定严肃比赛的选择是基于所提供的丰富多样的体育经济学数据及其免费的在线可访问性。按照案例研究方法，在 Top 11 中创建并管理了一个虚拟足球俱乐部。所陈述的研究问题是基于对生成的数据的分析和对特定体育经济学教科书中确定的一些经济概念的应用。根据分析结果，使用游戏中嵌入的 11 个经济数据源成功分析了 17 个已识别的经济概念中的 12 个。实施阶段表明，Top11可以作为教育支持工具，以虚拟实习的形式，通过将体育经济概念应用于职业足球俱乐部的财务管理，获得实践经验。有人认为，该游戏在体育经济学和相关的体育管理领域提供了一个合理的工作环境。实施阶段表明，Top11可以作为教育支持工具，以虚拟实习的形式，通过将体育经济概念应用于职业足球俱乐部的财务管理，获得实践经验。有人认为，该游戏在体育经济学和相关的体育管理领域提供了一个合理的工作环境。实施阶段表明，Top11可以作为教育支持工具，以虚拟实习的形式，通过将体育经济概念应用于职业足球俱乐部的财务管理，获得实践经验。有人认为，该游戏在体育经济学和相关的体育管理领域提供了一个合理的工作环境。